Hackers are Using Hotel WiFi to Spy on Guests and Steal Data: Due to these cyber attacks, RAM companies and then Judy, many companies around the world have suffered significant losses. Right now, the campaign of advanced hacking is now coming back after targeting high-value. The name of this campaign is 'Darkhotel', which targets business travelers with malware attacks. Darkhotel Group has been active for over a decade using Wi-Fi in the world's luxury hotel. The hotels are helping to pay the payloads of Victims of the Wi-Fi hotspot campaign.
Previously, with the DarkHotgroup Trojan, it has been developing by mixing malware payloads, blending phishing and sexual engineering under its strategy. So that it could target Corporate Research and Development Officers, CEOs and corporate executives of High-Rank.
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Darkhotel is spreading in Asia, including India. It is targeting the hotels here. Darkhotel this time has changed its strategy. Now it's using new malware, it is targeting people associated with government and politics. According to Bitfender researcher, Darkhotel's Inexsmar is similar to the previous malware that attacks the hotel but this time it is targeting people associated with politics.
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Researchers are still shocked to know who is being targeted in this campaign. Malware specimens are not giving any clue about this, but through phishing emails, it is known that it is targeting government and political people.
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Through email, an archive package file is sent in this cyber attack as a zip file, which automatically extracts. The name of this file is winword.exe which opens the trojan itself automatically when it opens. The victim does not know about this and it opens the download. Its name is Pyongyang Daryachter Email 2016 RC_Office_Coordination_Associate.docx. Then Victim answers the questions given to hackers and all his information goes to the hackers. This malware goes to him at a different stage for the Victims to not know it.
Hackers are Using Hotel WiFi to Spy on Guests and Steal Data
Cyber Attack:
Previously, with the DarkHotgroup Trojan, it has been developing by mixing malware payloads, blending phishing and sexual engineering under its strategy. So that it could target Corporate Research and Development Officers, CEOs and corporate executives of High-Rank.
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The attack on hotels in Asia:
Darkhotel is spreading in Asia, including India. It is targeting the hotels here. Darkhotel this time has changed its strategy. Now it's using new malware, it is targeting people associated with government and politics. According to Bitfender researcher, Darkhotel's Inexsmar is similar to the previous malware that attacks the hotel but this time it is targeting people associated with politics.
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Government and Political Targeting:
Researchers are still shocked to know who is being targeted in this campaign. Malware specimens are not giving any clue about this, but through phishing emails, it is known that it is targeting government and political people.
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How do they target?
Through email, an archive package file is sent in this cyber attack as a zip file, which automatically extracts. The name of this file is winword.exe which opens the trojan itself automatically when it opens. The victim does not know about this and it opens the download. Its name is Pyongyang Daryachter Email 2016 RC_Office_Coordination_Associate.docx. Then Victim answers the questions given to hackers and all his information goes to the hackers. This malware goes to him at a different stage for the Victims to not know it.
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