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China-Aligned Hackers Hijack Sogou Input Method DNS Requests to Deploy DarkVigil Backdoor

A China-aligned threat actor known as SlippyNunchucks has been attributed to a Domain Name System (DNS) hijacking operation abusing insecure HTTP communications in Windows versions of Sogou Input Method as part of a surveillance campaign designed to deploy an implant called DarkVigil (aka FDMTP).

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Exploited
Yes: reported by a cited source
Severity
Not scored yet
Chance of exploitation
Not estimated
Sources
1 source

What to do

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APA

KEVWire. (2026, November 4). China-Aligned Hackers Hijack Sogou Input Method DNS Requests to Deploy DarkVigil Backdoor. https://kevwire.com/record/thehackernews-china-aligned-hackers-hijack-sogou-73251ea6fbbb

MLA

"China-Aligned Hackers Hijack Sogou Input Method DNS Requests to Deploy DarkVigil Backdoor." KEVWire, 4 Nov. 2026, kevwire.com/record/thehackernews-china-aligned-hackers-hijack-sogou-73251ea6fbbb.

Chicago

KEVWire. "China-Aligned Hackers Hijack Sogou Input Method DNS Requests to Deploy DarkVigil Backdoor." Last modified November 4, 2026. https://kevwire.com/record/thehackernews-china-aligned-hackers-hijack-sogou-73251ea6fbbb.

Evidence summary (plain text)

China-Aligned Hackers Hijack Sogou Input Method DNS Requests to Deploy DarkVigil Backdoor (Nov 4, 2026).
A China-aligned threat actor known as SlippyNunchucks has been attributed to a Domain Name System (DNS) hijacking operation abusing insecure HTTP communications in Windows versions of Sogou Input Method as part of a surveillance campaign designed to deploy an implant called DarkVigil (aka FDMTP).
Sources:
The Hacker News: China-Aligned Hackers Hijack Sogou Input Method DNS Requests to Deploy DarkVigil Backdoor: https://thehackernews.com/2026/11/china-aligned-hackers-hijack-sogou.html
The Hacker News syndication feed: https://feeds.feedburner.com/TheHackersNews
Record ID: thehackernews-china-aligned-hackers-hijack-sogou-73251ea6fbbb.
Record origin: Ingested record.
AI evidence: Not assessed.
Known exploitation: Documented by a cited source.
Zero-day status: Not assessed. KEV membership alone does not establish zero-day status.
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