"Phishing Campaign Leverages AWS and GitHub to Launch RATs"

In a new phishing campaign, malicious actors store malware on public cloud services such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) and GitHub. Then they use email to launch an attack and gain control of newly infected systems. According to FortiGuard Labs, the phishing email tricks victims into running a malicious, high-severity Java downloader to spread a new VCURMS Remote Access Trojan (RAT) and a STRRAT RAT. This article continues to discuss findings regarding the phishing campaign involving the use of AWS and GitHub to launch RATs.

SC Media reports "Phishing Campaign Leverages AWS and GitHub to Launch RATs"

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