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Norton LifeLock Phishing Scam Installs Remote Access Trojan

Cybercriminals behind a recently observed phishing campaign used a clever ruse in the form of a bogus NortonLifelock document to fool victims into installing a remote access tool (RAT) Malicious activity has the hallmarks of a seasoned threat actor familiar with evasion techniques and offensive security frameworks that help install the payload. The infection chain starts with a Microsoft Word document laced with malicious macro code. The threat actor relied on a creative tactic to entice victims into enabling macros, which are disabled by default across the Office suite.

Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/norton-lifelock-phishing-scam-installs-remote-access-trojan/

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