DarkGate Malware Operators on a Phishing Spree

Vectors Includes Teams Phishing and Malvertising
Advertising on Russian-language criminal forums is paying off for the author of the DarkGate malware as reflected by a spike in infections, including an unusual phishing campaign on Microsoft Teams to deliver the loader through HR-themed social engineering chat messages.

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