⤷ Title: China APT UNC5174 Hijacks Discord API as Covert C2 Channel to Evade Detection and Conduct Espionage
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𐀪 Author: Ddos
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ⴵ Time: Sat, 06 Dec 2025 00:00:18 +0000
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⌗ Tags: #Cybercriminals #Malware #APT #Critical Infrastructure #cyber_espionage #Discord C2 #DiscordGo #Go malware #UNC5174
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𐀪 Author: Ddos
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ⴵ Time: Sat, 06 Dec 2025 00:00:18 +0000
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⌗ Tags: #Cybercriminals #Malware #APT #Critical Infrastructure #cyber_espionage #Discord C2 #DiscordGo #Go malware #UNC5174
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China APT UNC5174 Hijacks Discord API as Covert C2 Channel to Evade Detection and Conduct Espionage
China-linked APT UNC5174 is using a Go-based backdoor that abuses the Discord API as a covert C2 channel. This method allows the lightweight malware to execute arbitrary commands and evade traditional firewall monitoring.