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CrowdStrike is the latest lure being used to trick Windows users into downloading and running the notorious Lumma infostealing malware, according to the security shop's threat intel team, which spotted the scam just days after the Falcon sensor update fiasco.
More specifically, this stolen information is used to gain illicit access to victims' online bank accounts and cryptocurrency wallets, along with email inboxes, remote desktop accounts, and other apps and services that require legitimate login credentials, which makes this type of malware especially popular among cyber-crooks.since 2022.
In these earlier infostealer campaigns, the miscreants spammed out phishing emails, and then followed up with phone calls purporting to be from a Microsoft Teams helpdesk employee.
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