Security News > 2020 > April > Adult dating site attacks targeted colleges with remote access trojan
Aimed at students and faculty at colleges in the US, this phishing campaign tried to infect machines with the Hupigon remote access trojan, says security provider Proofpoint.
In a new campaign discovered by Proofpoint, scammers used adult dating photos as a way to infect people at colleges with malware.
Sent to faculty and students at colleges and universities in the US, the initial email asked the user to choose between two photos of profiles ostensibly from an adult dating site.
If the recipient took the bait and tried to install the file, the Hupigon remote access trojan was installed on the computer.
Proofpoint found that more than 150,000 of the adult dating site emails were sent to over 60 different industries with 45% aimed at colleges and universities; other sectors targeted included manufacturing, healthcare, technology, and entertainment/media.