MEDIUMMalware
Global

Hackers hijack AOMEI update servers to secretly spread malware

·Source: BleepingComputer

Updated:

Executive Summary

Hackers reportedly compromised AOMEI's servers to distribute malware through a built-in promotional feature in its backup software, briefly tampering with configuration files before restoring them to their original state to hide the attacks.a [...]

Analysis

Hackers reportedly compromised AOMEI's servers to distribute malware through a built-in promotional feature in its backup software, briefly tampering with configuration files before restoring them to their original state to hide the attacks.a [...]
Source Attribution

Originally published by BleepingComputer on Oct 19, 2026.

Related Threats

LOWMalware

The Limits of Fingerprint Blocklists: A Reproducible Java Certificate Bypass

<div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.sonatype.com/blog/the-limits-of-fingerprint-blocklists-a-reproducible-java-certificate-bypass" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://www.sonatype.com/hubfs/RapidResponse_Templates_Vulnerability%20%282%29.png" alt="Image with text: "eMudhra certificate blocking bypass"" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !imp

Sonatype (Maven/npm)
LOWMalware

eMudhra CA Incident: Sonatype's Assessment and Guidance

<div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.sonatype.com/blog/emudhra-ca-incident-sonatypes-assessment-and-guidance" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://www.sonatype.com/hubfs/RapidResponse_Templates_Malware%20%287%29.png" alt="Image with text "eMudhra CA certificate compromise"" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:le

Sonatype (Maven/npm)
MEDIUMMalware

Japan's Onamae Desktop Cloud hacked, up to 27,000 servers affected

Hackers compromised the infrastructure of Onamae Desktop Cloud, a popular provider of VPS services in Japan, and installed malware on up to 26,739 customers' servers. [...]

BleepingComputer