Wednesday, 7 September 2022

Hackers can now extract personal data from computers - and it cannot be detected by antivirus software!!

 Hackers are hiding malware in a James Webb Telescope image of ancient galaxy: Email includes photo with a malicious code that extracts personal data from computers - and it cannot be detected by antivirus software

  • The James Webb Telescope image was the first to be shared by NASA 
  • Cyberthieves are hiding malicious code in the image and emailing  it to unsuspecting users
  • When the user downloads the image, the malware acts as an open window for hackers to steal personal data from the computer 
  • Bad actors are taking advantage of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) popularity by hiding malware in the first public image shared by President Biden in July that shows a glowing galaxy that formed 4.6 billion years ago.

    The image is being used in a phishing email campaign, in which attackers are hiding a malicious code in the photo that is released into victim's computer systems when downloaded.

    The attack, dubbed GO#WEBBFUSCATOR, was discovered by security experts at Securonix who said the malicious file 'is undetectable by all antivirus systems.'

  • FULL ARTICLE AT: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-11186773/Hackers-hiding-malware-James-Webb-Telescope-image-ancient-galaxy.html

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