The threat actor known as Dragon Breath has been observed making use of a multi-stage loader codenamed RONINGLOADER to deliver a modified variant of a remote access trojan called Gh0st RAT. The campaign, which is primarily aimed at Chinese-speaking users, employs trojanized NSIS installers masquerading as legitimate software like Google Chrome and Microsoft Teams, according to Elastic Security Labs. "The infection chain employs a multi-stage delivery mechanism that leverages various evasion techniques, with many redundancies aimed at neutralising endpoint security products popular in the Chinese market," security researchers Jia Yu Chan and Salim Bitam said. "These include bringing a legitimately signed driver, deploying custom WDAC policies, and tampering with the Microsoft Defender…