Astaroth malware uses YouTube channel descriptions for hacks

In 2020, the digital landscape witnessed a cunning maneuver by the infamous Astaroth malware. This infostealing Trojan, notorious for targeting Brazilian users, adopted a novel tactic to evade detection and compromise unsuspecting victims: hiding its malicious code within YouTube channel descriptions. Cisco Talos researchers first uncovered this devious strategy, revealing that Astaroth embedded encrypted and […]

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