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Companies depend on software updates to fix problems and keep their systems safe from cyberattacks.
Summary
But if hackers take control of the systems that deliver those updates, they can use them to spread malware instead. That’s what researchers from Google’s Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) and Mandiant found in an investigation published October 15.
This is a brief wire summary, the full story (linked below) has the complete details.
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