Check Point researchers discover cyber criminals exploiting world cup fever with wallchart phishing campaign

Bangalore: Check Point Software Technologies Ltd, a global cybersecurity solutions provider, has identified a phishing campaign linked to the start of the FIFA World Cup where cyber-criminals attempt to lure would-be victims into downloading a schedule of fixtures and a result tracker. When opened, the attachment uses a malware variant called ‘DownloaderGuide,’ a known downloader of potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) that is most commonly used as an installer for applications such as toolbars, adware or system optimizers. Check Point researchers have found that in total the campaign includes nine different…

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