WhatsApp VBScript Campaign Uses Fake Documents to Install ManageEngine RMM Tool

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WhatsApp VBScript Campaign Uses Fake Documents to Install ManageEngine RMM Tool
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Direct messages sent via WhatsApp are being used to distribute malicious Visual Basic Script (VBScript) files that lead to the installation of legitimate Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) software. Per findings from Kaspersky, the active campaign is targeting users of WhatsApp Desktop and WhatsApp Web across Malaysia, Brazil, India, Mexico, Singapore, the U.K., Spain, Taiwan, Australia,

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