Author: Maya Pillai
A new WhatsApp-based malware campaign is actively spreading Astaroth, a well-known banking trojan, by abusing user trust and contact lists. The attack uses malicious ZIP files sent directly through WhatsApp chats, allowing the malware to propagate automatically from one victim to another. Once a user opens the ZIP file and runs the embedded content, the […]
A rising call forwarding scam is targeting mobile users across India, allowing scammers to intercept OTPs, bank alerts, and verification calls by secretly redirecting incoming calls to another number. Unlike typical frauds, this method doesn’t require victims to share OTPs directly, which makes it harder to detect and more dangerous. TL;DR The call forwarding scam […]
Corporate cloud file-sharing platforms are being quietly abused as data theft hubs after attackers gained access to employee accounts and exfiltrated sensitive business files. A threat actor known as Zestix is now selling this stolen data on underground forums, claiming access to internal documents from companies using ShareFile, Nextcloud, and OwnCloud. Investigations show that these […]