id: 3421
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insdate: 2026-10-05 14:10:15
title: Realtek Jungle SDK Exploit Attempts Deliver Cling Botnet With STUN-Based C2
additional: Threat actors have been observed attempting to exploit a now-patched critical security flaw impacting the Realtek Jungle software development kit (SDK) to deploy a botnet malware called Cling.

"Cling is notable not because it introduces a new propagation technique, but because it repurposes ordinary STUN behavior into a practical command-and-control channel," Nozomi Networks said in a report
category: Cybersecurity
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