Hackers Launching Unique Windows and MacOS Malware via Fake WhatsApp Official Website

guest · May 18, 2019

Hackers Launching Unique Windows and MacOS Malware via Fake WhatsApp Official Website
May 17, 2019
https://gbhackers.com/hackers-launching-unique-macos-malware/

Researchers discovered a new malware that infect MacOS via malicious website by disguised as WhatsApp official website where it also drops a malware for Windows Operating system.
Backdoor Infection Process
Initially, when users opening the malicious sites, an embedded code that deployed within the website detects the operating system whether its Windows platform or MacOS to uploads either the backdoor.
[...] Dr, Web Research [...]

Researchers identified that the RAT signed with a valid digital certificate and the attacker not using this attack for large scale operation.
“According to our information, the website spreading the backdoor under the cover of the WhatsApp messenger, was visited by about 300 visitors with unique IP addresses”. Dr, Web Said.
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More about this threat
Description
A backdoor for macOS that allows attackers to download and run any Python code on a user’s device. It’s disguised as a portfolio and distributed [...] under the guise of the WhatsApp messenger. [...]
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