Phantom Stealer malware targets banks via fileless phishing campaign
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Jai Vijayan
Summary
A threat actor is targeting banks and high-value organizations through a phishing campaign delivering Phantom Stealer, a credential and session-stealing malware. The malware uses heavily obfuscated, fileless techniques to execute entirely in memory, evading conventional endpoint defenses. Its primary objective is the silent theft of browser credentials, session cookies, and financial data, with an infection chain incorporating anti-analysis techniques to avoid detection.
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· 3 pulledWhat makes the campaign concerning, according to researchers at Fortra, is the adversary's use of heavily obfuscated, fileless techniques to complicate detection and enable the malware to execute largely in memory.
The actor's primary objective is the silent theft of browser credentials, session cookies, and financial data.
In addition to executing entirely in memory, the malware's infection chain incorporates other anti-analysis techniques designed to evade detection.
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