Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new hacking campaign that distributes the dreaded Qbot malware.Qbot is used by some of the world’s biggest ransomware operators, such as BlackBasta, REvil, Egregor, and others. According to researchers ProxyLife and Cryptolaemus, cybercriminals are using hijacked email accounts to spread the malware. They would use the stolen account to reply to an email chain, in order not to look overly suspicious. In the replied message, they’d distribute a .PDF file called “CancellationLetter-[number]”. If the victim
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