A new data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/malware-adware/new-filefix-attack-brings-clickfix-social-engineering-to-windows-file-explorer-how-to-stay-safe%20″ data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/malware-adware/new-filefix-attack-brings-clickfix-social-engineering-to-windows-file-explorer-how-to-stay-safe%20″> FileFix attack is using novel lures in order to trick users into downloading malware. As reported by data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-filefix-attack-uses-steganography-to-drop-stealc-malware/” target=”_blank” data-url=”https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-filefix-attack-uses-steganography-to-drop-stealc-malware/” referrerpolicy=”no-referrer-when-downgrade” data-hl-processed=”none”>Bleeping Computer, this latest version of the increasingly popular data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/online-security/what-is-social-engineering” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/online-security/what-is-social-engineering”>social engineering attack was first discovered by Acronis, who noticed that hackers have been using the FileFix technique and sending out data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomsguide.com/news/facebook-users-are-being-locked-out-of-their-accounts-from-this-scam-dont-fall-for-this” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomsguide.com/news/facebook-users-are-being-locked-out-of-their-accounts-from-this-scam-dont-fall-for-this”>fake Meta account suspensions in order to convince users to unknowingly download the StealC infostealer.
StealC can exfiltrate usernames and passwords from a wide variety of platforms including…
