# backdoor malware

Published articles for backdoor malware.

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## China's Salt Typhoon backdoors Latin American orgs with new snooping malware

DevFeed: [China's Salt Typhoon backdoors Latin American orgs with new snooping malware](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/china-s-salt-typhoon-backdoors-latin-american-orgs-with-new-snooping-malware-42150.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/09/17/chinas-salt-typhoon-backdoors-latin-american-orgs-with-new-snooping-malware/5297286>)

Author: Jessica Lyons

Published: 2026-09-17T18:00:17Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [www.theregister.com - Articles](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/www-theregister-com-articles.md>)

Topics: [backdoor](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/backdoor.md>), [Malware](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/malware.md>), [Cybersecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cybersecurity.md>), [infosec](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/infosec.md>)

Tags: [backdoor](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/backdoor.md>), [backdoor-malware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/backdoor-malware.md>), [china](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/china.md>), [cyber](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cyber.md>), [cybersecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cybersecurity.md>), [malware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/malware.md>), [salt-typhoon](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/salt-typhoon.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [sparrowocky](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sparrowocky.md>)

### AI overview

A news report about Salt Typhoon using new snooping backdoors and malware against organizations in Latin America.

### Source excerpt

Beware the SparroWocky, my son! The backdoor that bites...

## De-obfuscating ALCATRAZ

DevFeed: [De-obfuscating ALCATRAZ](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/de-obfuscating-alcatraz-49008.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.elastic.co/security-labs/threat-command/deobfuscating-alcatraz>)

Author: Daniel Stepanic

Published: 2025-05-23T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Elastic Security Labs](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/elastic-security-labs.md>)

Topics: [Malware](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/malware.md>), [obfuscation](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/obfuscation.md>), [Reverse Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/reverse-engineering.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Threat Hunting & Intel](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/threat-hunting-intel.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [Windows](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/windows.md>)

Tags: [analysis](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/analysis.md>), [backdoor-malware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/backdoor-malware.md>), [binary-analysis](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/binary-analysis.md>), [c2](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/c2.md>), [malware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/malware.md>), [malware-analysis](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/malware-analysis.md>), [obfuscation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/obfuscation.md>), [reverse-engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/reverse-engineering.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [threat-hunting](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/threat-hunting.md>)

### AI overview

This article examines how the open-source ALCATRAZ obfuscator protects malware binaries. It describes ALCATRAZ techniques including control-flow flattening, instruction mutation, constant hiding, anti-disassembly, and entrypoint obfuscation, and discusses methods for malware analysts to counter them. The article also covers DOUBLELOADER, a backdoor observed alongside RHADAMANTHYS infections, and related analysis tooling.

### Source excerpt

An exploration of techniques used by the obfuscator ALCATRAZ.