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AOMEI yet to notify customers after hackers hijacked its software updates

In an email, the Hong Kong-registered company confirmed to Recorded Future News that hackers repeatedly altered configuration files on its update servers between April and July, redirecting the software to download malware for minutes at a time.

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AOMEI yet to notify customers after hackers hijacked its software updates The Record by Recorded Future News · therecord.media · Oct 20, 2026 · Primary source
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