Hackers Use Fake GlobalProtect VPN Software in New WikiLoader Malware Attack

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Hackers Use Fake GlobalProtect VPN Software in New WikiLoader Malware Attack

https://thehackernews.com/2024/09/hackers-use-fake-globalprotect-vpn.html

Hackers are spoofing GlobalProtect VPN software using SEO poisoning to deliver WikiLoader malware in a new cyberattack.

Hackers Use Fake GlobalProtect VPN Software in New WikiLoader Malware Attack

The malvertising activity, observed in June 2024, is a departure from previously observed tactics wherein the malware has been propagated via traditional phishing emails, Unit 42 researchers Mark Lim and Tom Marsden said.

Definitions:

Malvertising - Internet advertising whose real intention is to deliver malware to the PC when the ad is clicked.

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