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Astaroth Banking Trojan Adds WhatsApp Web Spambot to Spread Malware Across Brazil


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Astaroth operators have expanded their Brazilian banking malware operations by weaponizing a new WhatsApp Web spambot module that turns infected hosts into automated malware relays, marking a significant evolution of the LATAM e-crime ecosystem. Traditionally propagated via email and archive-based phishing, recent campaigns such as STAC3150 and the “Boto Cor-de-Rosa” operation shifted distribution to WhatsApp […] The post Astaroth Banking Trojan Adds WhatsApp Web Spambot to Spread Malware Across Brazil appeared first on GBHackers Security | #1 Globally Trusted Cyber Security News Platform.

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