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Researchers Uncover Unsophisticated – But Creative – Watering-Hole Attack

A new malware distribution campaign targeted at users in Asian countries is the latest reminder of why attacks don’t always have to be sophisticated to be effective. The Holy Water campaign involves the use of watering-hole websites to drop malware on systems belonging to members of a certain Asian religious and ethnic group. Researchers from Kaspersky first spotted the campaign last December and have named it “Holy Water” In an advisory this week, the security vendor described the campaign as ongoing and involving use of an unsophisticated toolset.”]

Source: https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/researchers-uncover-unsophisticated—but-creative—watering-hole-attack

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