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#9 SecurityWeek general April 20, 2026 at 11:35 UTC

Hackers Abuse QEMU for Defense Evasion

By Ionut Arghire

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Attackers are abusing QEMU machine emulator in at least two separate campaigns to distribute ransomware and remote access tools while evading security defenses. The legitimate virtualization tool provides attackers with an effective method to bypass traditional security controls.

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