Malware and online scams use Ukraine war as a stepping stone
Bitdefender Labs is seeing increased malware shipments and online scams related to the Ukraine war. Remote access Trojans in attachments end up in manufacturing companies. 42% of the Ukraine variant of the “Nigerian Prince” scam ended up in German mailboxes. Cyberwar is a dominant IT aspect of the current conflict. Spam free riders are currently sending their emails outside of the countries directly involved. The more violent the clashes in Ukraine, the higher the number of online fraud or malware dispatches via e-mails. The perfidious goal of the criminals: They want to take advantage of the humanitarian crisis and the general willingness to help people. Remote Access Trojan “Agent Tesla” Bitdefender Labs observed in…