Threat Actors Deliver DarkGate Malware via Skype, Teams Chats

Researchers have observed threat actors leveraging compromised Skype and Microsoft Teams accounts to target businesses with a known malware called DarkGate.

The global malware campaign, which occurred between July and September, mostly targeted organizations in the Americas region. The attackers used messaging platforms like Skype and Teams to deliver a VBA loader script to victims, which led to the DarkGate malware. Once executed, this malware also downloaded a number of additional payloads on victim systems.

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