Hackers Use Fake Resumes to Steal Enterprise Credentials and Deploy Crypto Miner

Overview

An ongoing phishing campaign is targeting French-speaking corporate environments with fake resumes that lead to the deployment of cryptocurrency miners and information stealers. "The campaign uses highly obfuscated VBScript files disguised as resume/CV documents, delivered through phishing emails," Securonix researchers Shikha Sangwan, Akshay Gaikwad, and Aaron Beardslee said in a report shared

Organisations Involved

The following organisations are mentioned in relation to this incident: Aaron Beardslee, Akshay Gaikwad, Deploy Crypto Miner, Hackers Use Fake Resumes, Shikha Sangwan, Steal Enterprise Credentials.

Multi-Source Coverage

This event has been reported across multiple outlets:

• Hackers Use Fake Resumes to Steal Enterprise Credentials and Deploy Crypto Miner — thehackernews

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