Securonix, a security analytics and operations management platform, has discovered a new computer security threat.
Securonix, a security analytics and operations management platform, has discovered a new computer security threat.
that utilizes the James Webb Space Telescope's first public image, SMACS 0723
that utilizes the James Webb Space Telescope's first public image, SMACS 0723
as a component in its impressively complex malware campaign.
as a component in its impressively complex malware campaign.
Dubbed “GO#WEBBFUSCATOR,”
Dubbed “GO#WEBBFUSCATOR,”
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the multistep attack first originates as a typical phishing email containing a file made to look like Microsoft Office document attachment.
the multistep attack first originates as a typical phishing email containing a file made to look like Microsoft Office document attachment.
If a user has certain Word macros enabled, the program will run after downloading.
If a user has certain Word macros enabled, the program will run after downloading.
Then it downloads another file—in this case, the Webb Telescope's SMACS 0723 photo with a Base64 code.
Then it downloads another file—in this case, the Webb Telescope's SMACS 0723 photo with a Base64 code.
Once executed, the malware performs various tests to identify a computer's weaknesses, which the hackers can then exploit.
Once executed, the malware performs various tests to identify a computer's weaknesses, which the hackers can then exploit.
Although GO#WEBBFUSCATOR's end-goal remains unclear, it's still a particularly nasty and ingenious way to infect countless victim's device
Although GO#WEBBFUSCATOR's end-goal remains unclear, it's still a particularly nasty and ingenious way to infect countless victim's device
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