Security News > 2025 > January > Hacker infects 18,000 "script kiddies" with fake malware builder
2025-01-24 16:34
A threat actor targeted low-skilled hackers, known as "script kiddies," with a fake malware builder that secretly infected them with a backdoor to steal data and take over computers. [...]
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