WhatsApp VBScript phishing campaign targeting users in multiple countries
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An ongoing phishing campaign is using compromised WhatsApp accounts to send obfuscated VBScript files to users in multiple countries, creating a path to remote system access on Windows PCs. The messages masquerade as business and financial documents to push recipients into opening the attachments. The infection flow then drops additional scripts, weakens defenses, and installs ManageEngine Endpoint Central under attacker control.
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Campaign
H score42
First: 23.06.2026 08:38
Last: 23.06.2026 08:38
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Last: 23.06.2026 08:38
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Malware Activity
H score20
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Malware Activity
H score29
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23.06.2026 01:42 2 articles · 23d ago
WhatsApp VBScript phishing campaign targets users across multiple countries
Initial DisclosureKaspersky describes an ongoing malware campaign that targets WhatsApp users in multiple countries with deceptive messages carrying heavily obfuscated VBS and VBScript files. The messages are sent from compromised WhatsApp accounts to contacts on the victims’ contact lists, use localized business and financial document lures, and can lead on Windows to additional script downloads, UAC protection changes, and installation of ManageEngine Endpoint Central for attacker-controlled remote administration.
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- WhatsApp phishing attack uses fake business docs to hack PCs — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 23.06.2026 01:42
- WhatsApp phishing attack uses fake business docs to hack PCs — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 23.06.2026 01:42