Mar 31 / Admin

New Scam Alert: Hackers Use Fake Resumes to Steal Login Credentials

The Hacker News reported:  

An ongoing phishing campaign is targeting French-speaking corporate environments with fake resumes that lead to the deployment of cryptocurrency miners and information stealers.

"The campaign uses highly obfuscated VBScript files disguised as resume/CV documents, delivered through phishing emails," Securonix researchers Shikha Sangwan, Akshay Gaikwad, and Aaron Beardslee said in a report shared with The Hacker News.

This is an example of a living-off-the-land-style attack that raises the bar on how attackers can trick defense mechanisms and sneak their way into the target's system without attracting much attention.

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Key Takeaway: Reach out to your IT team if you suspect an external party has remote access to your system. 

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