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Global Windows phishing campaign delivering RATs

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A rapidly growing phishing campaign is stealing credentials and delivering RATs to Windows users worldwide, creating long-term network access risk. It is hitting organizations across manufacturing, technology, healthcare, construction, and retail/hospitality. Detection counts have more than doubled in two weeks, showing fast expansion.

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Timeline

  1. 25.08.2025 18:13 1 articles · 9mo ago

    Fortinet detects global Windows phishing campaign delivering RATs

    Initial Disclosure

    Fortinet Labs detected a rapidly growing phishing campaign targeting Windows users across a truly global scale, with manufacturing, technology, healthcare, construction, and retail/hospitality among the most affected sectors. The operation uses urgent lures such as missed voicemail notices and purchase orders to drive victims to personalized spoofed pages, where malicious JavaScript droppers install UpCrypter and ultimately deliver PureHVNC, DCRat, and Babylon RAT for credential theft and long-term network access.

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