Phishers Add Chatbot to the Phishing Lure

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Researchers have discovered a new approach being taken by phishers to increase victim engagement and confidence: the addition of an interactive chatbot. We have all become accustomed to the chatbots used by many of the largest service providers – they are annoying, but something we must navigate.

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‘Sysrv’ Botnet Targeting Recent Spring Cloud Gateway Vulnerability

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A new variant of the Sysrv botnet has added a recent Spring Cloud Gateway vulnerability to its exploit portfolio, Microsoft warns.

The Sysrv botnet has been active since at least late 2020, looking to exploit known security bugs in access interfaces in order to compromise Windows and Linux systems and install a Monero cryptominer on them.

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