<ul><li>A new technique called Zip Concatenation has been developed by hackers to take advantage of the Windows systems.</li><li>Zip is frequently used to compress and bundle several files into one, which is crucial for file size reduction and simplifying transfers.</li><li>The technique is simple to set up and invisible to the naked eye. </li><li>The hack uses the structural flexibility of zip files which makes it an ideal delivery method for evasive viruses.</li><li>This technique uses a lot of compression and zip-making tools.</li><li>There are three parts in a zip file structure- File Entries, Central Directory, and End of Central Directory.</li><li>Open-source 7zip, Winrar, and Windows File Explorer are some of the widely used zip archive readers.</li><li>Zip concatenation is done by using Linux commands to produce multiple Zip files and combining them into a new zip file.</li><li>However, 7zip only displays one file and hides the others, which can be extracted during the extraction process.</li><li>Threat actors are using this technique to deliver their payload unnoticed that can harm the target users.</li></ul>

Zip Concatenation: Your Windows System Can Be Easily Hacked Using This New Technique

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