Security News > 2024 > July > CrowdStrike Warns of New Phishing Scam Targeting German Customers

CrowdStrike is alerting about an unfamiliar threat actor attempting to capitalize on the Falcon Sensor update fiasco to distribute dubious installers targeting German customers as part of a highly targeted campaign.

The cybersecurity company said it identified what it described as an unattributed spear-phishing attempt on July 24, 2024, distributing an inauthentic CrowdStrike Crash Reporter installer via a website impersonating an unnamed German entity.

"The installer contains CrowdStrike branding, German localization, and a password [is] required to continue installing the malware."

The presence of the German language suggests that the activity is geared towards German-speaking CrowdStrike customers.

The development comes amid a wave of phishing attacks taking advantage of the CrowdStrike update issue to propagate stealer malware -.

Bitsight's analysis of traffic patterns exhibited by CrowdStrike machines across organizations globally has revealed two "Interesting" data points that it said warrants additional investigation.

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