Security News > 2024 > August > New Mad Liberator gang uses fake Windows update screen to hide data theft

2024-08-17 14:33
A new data extortion group tracked as Mad Liberator is targeting AnyDesk users and runs a fake Microsoft Windows update screen to distract while exfiltrating data from the target device. [...]
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