Two never-before-seen tools, from same group, infect air-gapped devices

"The practice of air gapping is typically reserved for the most sensitive networks... Nonetheless, it forces threat groups to expend significant resources likely obtainable only by nation-states with superior technical acumen."

"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."

"ESET's discovery puts GoldenJackal in a highly exclusive collection of threat groups... This speaks to the resourcefulness of the group, highlighting the serious implications for information security."

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