DKnife is a Linux-based post-compromise framework operating at the router level, enabling adversary-in-the-middle attacks, deep packet inspection, credential harvesting, and malware delivery.
Cisco Talos links the toolkit to a China-nexus threat actor and confirms interaction with ShadowPad and DarkNimbus backdoors. By living on gateway devices, DKnife enables real-time traffic interception and user activity monitoring across endpoints.
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