Custom Backdoor Exploiting Magic Packet Vulnerability in Juniper Routers

Enterprise-grade Juniper Networks routers have become the target of a custom backdoor as part of a campaign dubbed J-magic.
According to the Black Lotus Labs team at Lumen Technologies, the activity is so named for the fact that the backdoor continuously monitors for a “magic packet” sent by the threat actor in TCP traffic. 
“J-magic campaign marks the rare occasion of malware designed