Security News > 2024 > September > Hackers Use Fake GlobalProtect VPN Software in New WikiLoader Malware Attack
2024-09-04 05:31
A new malware campaign is spoofing Palo Alto Networks' GlobalProtect VPN software to deliver a variant of the WikiLoader (aka WailingCrab) loader by means of a search engine optimization (SEO) campaign. The malvertising activity, observed in June 2024, is a departure from previously observed tactics wherein the malware has been propagated via traditional phishing emails, Unit 42 researchers
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