ESET's findings reveal that GoldenJackal has developed sophisticated bespoke malware toolsets for at least two air-gapped infiltration operations targeted at government entities.
ESET malware researcher Matías Porolli commented, 'With the level of sophistication required, it is quite unusual that in five years, GoldenJackal managed to build and deploy not one, but two separate toolsets designed to compromise air-gapped systems.'
Despite researchers not attributing GoldenJackal to a specific nation, the command-and-control mechanisms used in their malware samples suggest a potential link to Russian-backed cyber operations.
Previous reports indicated that GoldenJackal's operations targeted government and diplomatic entities primarily in the Middle East and South Asia, indicating a deliberate focus on sensitive infrastructures.
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