2 hours ago · Global
Hackers hijack AOMEI update servers to secretly spread malware
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a conflict story. BleepingComputer is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Global. The first report grouped here was at 19 Oct 2026, 19:40 UTC. The headline in use is “Hackers hijack AOMEI update servers to secretly spread malware”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
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 [...
Story timeline
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- First reported by BleepingComputer
Hackers hijack AOMEI update servers to secretly spread malware
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