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#10 BleepingComputer general October 19, 2026 at 19:40 UTC

Hackers hijack AOMEI update servers to secretly spread malware

By Lawrence Abrams

AI Summary

Hackers compromised AOMEI's update servers to distribute malware through the backup software's built-in promotional feature, briefly altering configuration files before restoring them to their originals to cover tracks. The attack targeted users of AOMEI's backup product via a trusted update channel, making it a notable supply chain incident affecting a widely-used Windows backup utility.

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