IT Security News Weekly Summary April

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Operation HollowQuill – Weaponized PDFs Deliver a Cobalt Strike Malware Into Gov & Military Networks

In a recent revelation by SEQRITE Labs, a highly sophisticated cyber-espionage campaign, dubbed Operation HollowQuill, has been uncovered. The operation targets academic, governmental, and defense-related networks in Russia using weaponized decoy PDFs to deliver Cobalt Strike malware implants. The campaign…

Weaponized Zoom Installer Used by Hackers to Gain RDP Access and Deploy BlackSuit Ransomware

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a sophisticated attack campaign where threat actors utilized a trojanized Zoom installer to infiltrate systems, gain remote desktop protocol (RDP) access, and ultimately deploy the BlackSuit ransomware. The operation demonstrates a highly coordinated, multi-stage malware delivery…