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Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new cyber-threat involving fraudulent Skype, Google Meet and Zoom websites aimed at spreading malware. 

The campaign, uncovered in December 2023 by Zscaler’s ThreatLabz, saw perpetrators distributing the SpyNote remote access Trojan (RAT) to Android users and NjRAT and DCRat to Windows users. These malicious URLs and files were identified on fake online meeting websites, posing significant risks to users.

The attackers utilized shared web hosting, housing all fake meeting sites on a single IP address, all in Russian. The fake sites closely mimicked genuine platforms, making them more convincing to unsuspecting users.

“When a user visits one of the fake sites, clicking on the Android button initiates the download of a malicious APK…

A threat actor is creating fake Skype, Google Meet, and Zoom meetings, mimicking these popular collaboration applications to spread various commodity malware that can steal sensitive data from both Android and Windows users.

The campaign, which began in December, demonstrates an emerging cybersecurity threat for corporate users, researchers from Zcaler’s ThreatLabz revealed in a blog post on March 6. The attackers are using shared Web hosting to host fake online meeting sites on a single IP address, leveraging various URLs that are convincingly similar enough to the actual websites of the services being impersonated. The Skype campaign, for instance, used “join-skype[.]info,” while Google Meet users were enticed to join meetings via “online-cloudmeeting[.]pro.” The Zoom campaign uses…

Android and Windows users, beware of fake online meeting sites such as Google Meet, Zoom, and Skype, infecting devices with malicious malware like SpyNote RAT for Android, NjRAT, and DCRat.

Zscaler’s ThreatLabz cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new scam where Remote Access Trojans (RATs) are distributed through online meeting platforms, targeting Android and Windows users with malware. The purpose is to distribute malware that can steal sensitive data and control infected devices.

Researchers discovered a threat actor creating fraudulent websites for spreading malware, including SpyNote RAT for Android and NjRAT and DCRat for Windows, in December 2023. These RATs can steal confidential information and log keystrokes. Users are lured through fake online…

A threat actor has been distributing remote access Trojans (RATs) on Android and Windows operating systems using online meeting lures, according to cloud security provider Zscaler.

This campaign has been ongoing since at least December 2023, observed Zscaler’s threat intelligence team, ThreatLabz.

The distributed RATs include Android-focused SpyNote RAT and Windows-focused NjRAT and DCRat.

Malicious APKs and BAT Files Leading to RAT Payloads

To lure its victims into downloading the RATs, the threat actor created several fake online meeting sites, impersonating brands like Microsoft-owned Skype, Google Meet and Zoom.

“All of the fake sites were in Russian,” noted Zscaler ThreatLabz researchers.

The attacker utilized shared web hosting services to host all these websites on a…

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