The Cyberthreat uses COVID-19 themed malspam to distribute the Trickbot malware, says IBM Security Researchers. This time attacker utilizes FMLA ( Family and Medical Leave Act) to lure the user over COVID-19 medical leaves with the attachment named “Family and Medical Leave of Act 22.04.doc” to distribute the malware. Spam mail disguised to come from the U.S. Department of Labor (DoL). Trickbot Campaigns TrickBot is a sophisticated banking Trojan operated by an organized cybercrime gang. Users infected with the TrickBot Trojan becomes part of a botnet that can allow attackers to gain complete control of the device. Typical consequences of TrickBot infections are bank account takeover, high-value wire fraud, and possibly ransomware attacks targeting organizational networks. Mainly financially motivated cyber-attacks. DocuSign themes used by Trickbot Sample email US-DoL.eml, contains three attachments: uslogo.png, faq.png, and Family and Medical L...
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