RomCom RATs Target Woman in Power and the End of VBScript | by Michael Lopez | Oct, 2023

Cybercriminals are diversifying cyberattack strategies. Women political leaders in the EU undergo targeted attacks, orchestrated by Void Rabisu, to undermine gender equality efforts. The DarkGate malware infiltrates private conversations using social engineering methods to exploit trust. AvosLocker mix ransomware with espionage, using legitimate software to evade detection. Amid these threats, steps towards improved security include Microsoft’s transition from NTLM to Kerberos, ShellBot’s hexadecimal IP manipulation necessitating advanced defenses, the urgent patch for Adobe Acrobat’s flaw, and Microsoft’s VBScript removal to interrupt cybercriminal operations.