Attackers are exploiting trust in Adobe’s brand to deliver covert remote access, using a fake Acrobat Reader download page to install ConnectWise ScreenConnect through a fileless, memory-heavy attack ...

JanelaRAT hits Latin American banks with 14,739 attacks in Brazil in 2025, enabling credential theft and financial espionage ...

Microsoft warns users that multi-stage malware exploits trusted messaging apps to steal information and run hidden system ...

Microsoft warns of a malware campaign that delivers malicious software via WhatsApp messages and compromises systems.

Microsoft has warned of a new malware campaign in which attackers use WhatsApp messages to distribute malicious VBS files ...

Microsoft: Hackers Are Using WhatsApp to Deliver Malware to Windows PCs Your email has been sent A new wave of attacks is turning trusted WhatsApp messages into malware delivery traps for Windows ...

The attack chain relies on delayed execution, trusted Windows utilities, and legitimate hosting services to maintain persistence and evade detection. Microsoft is warning WhatsApp users of a new ...

A WhatsApp spokesperson declined to answer The Register’s specific questions about this campaign. They did remind users of any messaging service to only click on links or open files from people they ...

Microsoft Defender Experts observed a campaign beginning in late February 2026 that uses WhatsApp messages to deliver malicious Visual Basic Script (VBS) files. Once executed, these scripts initiate a ...

A new malware campaign is turning WhatsApp Web into a weapon. Security researchers say a banking Trojan linked to Astaroth is now spreading automatically through chat messages, making the attack ...

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new campaign that uses WhatsApp as a distribution vector for a Windows banking trojan called Astaroth in attacks targeting Brazil. The campaign ...