Kaspersky Suspects Chinese Hackers Planted Backdoor in Daemon Tools for Widespread Attack

Kaspersky identified a suspected Chinese hacking campaign involving malicious versions of the Windows software Daemon Tools, which included a planted backdoor. The attack has resulted in thousands of infection attempts, with at least a dozen confirmed successful compromises after users installed the trojanized software. No specific dates, CVE IDs, or technical details about the backdoor were disclosed in the report. The campaign is described as widespread, targeting users of the popular disk imaging tool. The impacted systems are Windows-based, though no further geographic or organizational scope was specified.