As part of strikes against Pakistan, a new phishing effort has been seen that uses lures with tax themes to deliver a covert backdoor payload.
Although it was unable to retrieve the initial email used to initiate the attack, cybersecurity firm Securonix, which is monitoring the activity under the name FLUX#CONSOLE, stated that it most likely begins with a phishing email link or attachment.
According to security experts Den Iuzvyk and Tim Peck, one of the campaign’s most noteworthy features is how the threat actors use MSC (Microsoft Common Console Document) files to deploy a dual-purpose loader and dropper to deliver further malicious payloads read more about Hackers Use Microsoft MSC Files to Deploy Obfuscated Backdoor in Pakistan Attacks.
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