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Bizarro banking malware targets 70 banks in Europe and South America

A banking trojan named Bizarro that originates from Brazil has crossed the borders and started to target customers of 70 banks in Europe and South America. The malware spreads through phishing emails that are typically disguised as tax-related messages informing of outstanding obligations. After being launched, the malware downloads from hacked WordPress, Amazon, and. Azure servers with malicious components needed for the attack. The core component is its backdoor functionality, which supports over 100. commands, most of them used to display fake pop-up messages to users

Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/bizarro-banking-malware-targets-70-banks-in-europe-and-south-america/

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