There's a devious hacking scheme that involves a hijacked Microsoft Teams account, a fake IT helpdesk, and a covert…

A new hacking scheme involves hijacked Microsoft Teams accounts impersonating IT helpdesks to trick users into downloading malicious files. This social engineering tactic uses a covert PowerShell command to unpack a WinPython environment, leading to the ModeloRAT malware infecting PCs without detection. The malware aims to embed itself in corporate environments to harvest data and establish connections to other devices.

• Entities
• Company: Microsoft
• Topic: Malware
• Topic: Cybersecurity
• Company: Microsoft Teams
• Topic: Social Engineering