ENDGAME GEAR MOUSE CONFIG TOOL INFECTED USERS WITH MALWARE

Summary from the TLDR InfoSec newsletter

German peripherals maker Endgame Gear is warning users that malware was embedded in its configuration tool for the OP1w 4k v2 mouse between June 26 and July 9. The malicious version of the download included the XRed backdoor, which features keylogging capabilities, the ability to open a remote shell, and data exfiltration. Endgame Gear has announced that, going forward, it will discontinue hosting separate download pages and will add SHA hash verification and digital signing for all hosted files.