{"id":16849,"date":"2023-09-06T14:57:18","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T14:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.namorgy.com\/blog\/?p=16849"},"modified":"2023-09-06T14:57:20","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T14:57:20","slug":"researchers-uncover-novel-rdstealer-malware-targeting-remote-desktop-protocol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.namorgy.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/06\/researchers-uncover-novel-rdstealer-malware-targeting-remote-desktop-protocol\/","title":{"rendered":"Researchers uncover novel RDStealer malware targeting remote desktop protocol"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>By\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.itpro.com\/author\/richard-speed\">Richard Speed<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Experts said the level of disguise observed in this campaign \u201csurpasses anything witnessed thus far\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/o7aE2bbqGF7TeVESbqgZfb-970-80.jpg.webp\" 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