A sophisticated hacking group believed to be connected with the Russian government appears to have tested some new malware … in the comments of a Britney Spears Instagram photo.
*sigh* 2017.
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Information technology research group ESET spotted the malware hiding in a comment that looks pretty much like any other spam on a Britney Spears photo.
ESET’s screengrab of the Britney Spears comment, highlighting malware comment.
Image: ESET
The malware didn’t get a lot of play, but the effort seems to be a test for the cyber espionage group known as Turla, according to ESET. Once a user opens the malware link, the site asks the user to download a Firefox extension that seems harmless enough, but is actually a trojan. Once installed on the user’s computer, the trojan relays the user’s activity back to Turla. Read more…
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