> Webworm Deploys EchoCreep and GraphWorm Backdoors Using Discord and MS Graph API
[DATE: 20/05/2026 12:51]
[LANGUAGE: EN]
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged fresh activity from a China-aligned threat actor known as Webworm in 2025, deploying custom backdoors that employ Discord and Microsoft Graph API for command-and-control (C2 or C&C) communications.
Webworm, first publicly documented by Broadcom-owned Symantec in September 2022, is assessed to be active since at least 2022, targeting government agencies