Cybercriminals Use SEO Poisoning to Target Over 8,500 Small Business Users with Malicious AI Tools
Cybersecurity researchers have recently uncovered a malicious campaign that utilizes search engine optimization (SEO) poisoning techniques to distribute a known malware loader called Oyster, also referred to as Broomstick or CleanUpLoader. The malvertising activity, as observed by Arctic Wolf, promotes fake websites that host trojanized versions of legitimate tools such as PuTTY and WinSCP. These fake websites are designed to trick software professionals who are searching for these programs into installing the malware instead. When executed, a[…]