Researchers say criminals are hiding malware in images hosted on reputable websites
At least two different groups were seen deploying two types of infostealers
The campaigns abuse an ancient Excel flaw, HP Wolf Security claims
Hackers are hiding malware in website images to go unnoticed and compromise as many computers as possible, experts have warned.
A new Threat Insights Report from HP Wolf Security, based on data from millions of endpoints, claims there are currently large campaigns active spreading VIP Keylogger and 0bj3ctivityStealer. Since the same techniques and loaders are used in both, the researchers suspect two groups are using the same malware kits to deliver different payloads.
