The Return of the Notorious Qakbot Threat Campaign

Previous tactics from the dismantled QakBot Trojan now fuel wide-ranging phishing campaignsOriginally published by Skyhigh Security. Written by Rodman Ramezanian, Global Cloud Threat Lead, Skyhigh Security. Remember the QakBot cyberthreat (otherwise known as Qbot or Pinkslipbot)? This threat was shut down as part of a coordinated law enforcement effort in August 2023—and it’s making a comeback!Bad actors are using its old tricks in a new phishing campaign targeting a variety of industries. ...

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