Security firm Malwarebytes says hackers are using Edward Snowden’s newly released memoir as a phishing lure. The Emotet botnet is back in action a week after it crept back to life. Security experts say social engineering techniques, such as using the Snowden book as a lure, are effective ways to ensure that the attack is carried out. The hackers are still trying to determine the full extent of the phishing campaign using the fake Snowden book, the researchers say. The scam may have been done as a way to piggyback the campaign on a popular news story, they say.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/emotet-botnet-now-using-snowdens-memoir-as-lure-a-13142