Security News > 2020 > June > Black Lives Matter Emails Deliver TrickBot Malware

Cyberattackers are seizing upon the 24-hour news cycle again in order to capitalize on the current zeitgeist - this time with a fake Black Lives Matter malspam campaign that distributes the TrickBot malware.

The messages use a grammatically challenged subject line, "Vote anonymous about Black Lives Matter," or "Leave a review confidentially about Black Lives Matter," and purport to contain a survey document.

TrickBot is a rapidly evolving, modular malware strain that has been around since 2016, starting life as a banking trojan.

The malware has also evolved to add more modules and act as a delivery vehicle for other malware.

"The latest TrickBot distribution campaign highlights the need for organizations to defend themselves against phishing attacks," according to a Thursday post from Tripwire.

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https://threatpost.com/black-lives-matter-emails-trickbot-malware/156497/