AI Bolsters Python Variant of Brazilian WhatsApp Attacks
Water Saci has upgraded its self-propagating malware to compromise banks and cryptocurrency exchanges by targeting enterprise users of the popular chat app.
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Water Saci has upgraded its self-propagating malware to compromise banks and cryptocurrency exchanges by targeting enterprise users of the popular chat app.
The infostealer specifically targets Brazilian Portuguese speakers and combines malware designed to phish banking credentials and steal data, a worm, and some uniquely Brazilian quirks.
Attackers compromise hospitality providers with an infostealer and RAT malware and then use stolen data to launch a phishing attacks against customers via both email and WhatsApp.
The enterprise-focused Water Saci campaign spreads Sorvepotel, which can steal credentials and monitor browser activity to defraud financial institutions in the region.
A tangled web of attackers use various social media tactics to propagate the novel threat, which has several execution methods and exfiltrates data to Telegram.
The "MrTonyScam" has a surprisingly high success rate, spreading a Python-based stealer to some 100,000 business accounts per week.
Vade's phishing and malware report reveals phishing volumes increased by more than 54% in H1 2023.