Phishing campaigns targeting various sectors utilize booby-trapped URLs and ZIP archives to deliver DarkGate and PikaBot malware, posing a threat to victims' machines.
- Phishing campaigns are targeting a wide range of sectors using booby-trapped URLs and ZIP archives.
- The ZIP archives contain JavaScript droppers that download and run DarkGate or PikaBot malware.
- Excel add-in files are also used to deliver the final payloads.
- DarkGate and PikaBot infections can lead to the delivery of advanced crypto mining software, reconnaissance tools, ransomware, or other malicious files.