The MX answer records for Muddling Meerkat are only observable in data collected outside of the normal DNS resolution chain because the source of the response is not a DNS resolver but instead a random Chinese IP address. Use servers in Chinese IP space to conduct campaigns by making DNS queries for random subdomains to a wide array of IP addresses, including open resolvers
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Sample Indicators of Compromise:
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