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Brazilian users have emerged as the target of a new self-propagating malware that spreads via the popular messaging app WhatsApp
Trend™ Research has identified an active campaign spreading via WhatsApp through a ZIP file attachment. When executed, the malware establishes persistence and hijacks the compromised WhatsApp account to send copies of itself to the victim’s contacts.