Hackers Spoof Post Office Notices To Spread Notorious Trickbot Malware:
Those who do click through to see what this “invoice” is all about are pushed to a .ZIP file that hides a boobytrapped Excel workbook. When it’s opened, a large screen attempts to coax users into turning off Excel’s built-in defenses via the yellow Protected View bar.
If the instructions are followed, a script is triggered that tells the victim’s computer to download the real malicious payload and Trickbot infects the system.has been circulating since 2016. It started out as a banking Trojan, but has since evolved into fully modular malware that can provide remote access to infected systems, steal Active Directory credentials from enterprise environments and distribute ransomware.
Throughout the first year of the pandemic, Trickbot’s controllers used COVID-19 lures to phish for victims. Then, late in 2020, a collaborative effort involving Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit, numerous law enforcement agencies, security and hosting providers struck a major blow against Trickbot. 120 out of 128 of its servers had been taken offline. It was known at the time that keeping Trickbot suppressed would require an ongoing effort. Whether this new campaign is a last gasp or the start of its resurgence remains to be seen.
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