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Silent Lynx Exploits WinRAR Flaw to Deploy Reverse Shell in CIS Government Attacks
The Hacker News·October 15, 2026·1 min read
Threat actor Silent Lynx targeted government organizations across the CIS from June 2025 through August 2026, using four infection chains. These involved macro-enabled documents, PS2EXE downloaders, GitHub-hosted PowerShell, and crafted WinRAR archives to deploy a reverse shell. The attacks exploited a WinRAR flaw to compromise systems.
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