Hackers Abuse Google Search to Attacks ITadmins with Weaponized PuTTY Installer
3 days ago by Resident Pulser to c/pulse_of_truth
IT administrators searching Google for PuTTY may see a convincing fake download result mixed with legitimate links. Researchers documented a campaign that uses a lookalike website to deliver a malicious Windows installer disguised as the popular SSH client. The installer opens a working PuTTY window as a decoy while secretly starting a separate malware chain […] The post Hackers Abuse Google Search to Attacks ITadmins with Weaponized PuTTY Installer appeared first on Cyber Security News.
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