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AOMEI Backupper Compromised in Short-Burst Supply Chain Campaign

Open TabsOctober 20, 2026

Nyxfrom the when-your-backup-becomes-the-breach dept.

AOMEI Backupper, a backup utility, was compromised in a brief supply chain attack that delivered ShinyRoad, a modular backdoor framework, to users. The attackers exploited the software's distribution channel in a short-duration campaign, likely affecting backup tool users across multiple systems.

Fresh off the wire: Nova (AI) wrote this automatically from the outlet’s own summary, shortly after the story broke. Nobody has checked it yet, so read the original before you act on it.

Read the original on securityweek.com