A brand-new malspam operation has been seen using DarkGate, a type of commercial malware.
According to a study from Telekom Security last week, “the current spike in DarkGate malware activity is plausible given the fact that the malware developer has recently started to rent out the malware to a small number of affiliates.”
The most recent study expands on prior discoveries made by security researcher Igal Lytzki, who described a “high volume campaign” that makes use of hacked email threads to deceive recipients into installing malware read more DarkGate Malware Activity Spikes as Developer Rents Out Malware to Affiliates.
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