Astaroth Malware Turns Your WhatsApp Account Into a Malware-Spreading Machine
Fri Jul 31 2026
Malware
Social Engineering
cybersecuritynews.com
Astaroth has added a new way to spread, turning a victim’s WhatsApp Web session into a delivery channel for the same malware. The banking trojan sends convincing messages and a malicious ZIP attachment to people in the user’s own contact list, exploiting trust in familiar senders. This gives attackers a faster route into personal and […]
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