Camouflaged Trojan CamuBot Targets Brazilian Bankers via Unique Phishing Scheme
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According to security researchers, threat actors search for potential targets such as business owners or employees who have access to online business banking accounts via social media profiles or more traditional means such as a phone directory or search engine lookup. Threat actors will then contact the victims purporting to be bank employees and direct clients into accessing a fake verification website to check if they have the latest version of the bank “security module.” The fake website will display a message stating that the supposed security module needs to be updated while the threat actors guide victims through the process of downloading the banking application-disguised malware.
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As the malware executes, victims will be instructed to log into their online banking accounts via a fake site that will pop up on their screen, where cybercriminals can gain access to their username and passwords.
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The unique malware circumvents online banking authentication processes by installing a driver that will allow the remote sharing of authentication devices associated with
It should be noted that an infection chain with "human" interaction — wherein threat actors directly contact victims to trick them into downloading malware — is highly uncommon.
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