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Threat Actors Using Fake Travel Websites to Infect Users’ PCs with XWorm Malware

Threat Actors Using Fake Travel Websites to Infect Users’ PCs with XWorm Malware

Cybercriminals have launched a sophisticated cybercrime campaign targeting holiday travelers using fake travel booking websites. The campaign uses a potent remote access trojan, XWorm, giving attackers full control over infected systems. The strategy exploits internet users’ common behaviour of quickly dismissing cookie consent banners without thought, with the cybercriminals transforming a routine browsing interaction into a malware distribution technique. The campaign greatly impacts businesses, potentially leading to data breaches, theft of intellectual property, and issues within corporate networks.

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