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[HackerNews] DarkGate Malware Spreading via Messaging Services Posing as PDF Files #4743

Closed hinoshiba closed 11 months ago

hinoshiba commented 11 months ago

A piece of malware known as DarkGate has been observed being spread via instant messaging platforms such as Skype and Microsoft Teams. In these attacks, the messaging apps are used to deliver a Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) loader script that masquerades as a PDF document, which, when opened, triggers the download and execution of an AutoIt script designed to launch the malware. "It's

https://thehackernews.com/2023/10/darkgate-malware-spreading-via.html

hinoshiba commented 11 months ago

This issue is stale because it has been open 1 day with no activity. Remove stale label or comment or this will be closed in 1 day.

hinoshiba commented 11 months ago

This issue was closed because it has been stale with no activity.