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Title: Latrodectus Malware Loader Emerges as IcedID's Successor in Phishing Campaigns
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Latrodectus Malware Loader Emerges as IcedID's Successor in Phishing Campaigns

Cybersecurity researchers have observed a spike in email phishing campaigns starting early March 2024 that delivers Latrodectus, a nascent malware loader believed to be the successor to the IcedID malware.
"These campaigns typically involve a recognizable infection chain involving oversized JavaScript files that utilize WMI's ability to invoke msiexec.exe and install a remotely-hosted MSI

Source: Latrodectus Malware Loader Emerges as IcedID's Successor in Phishing Campaigns (https://thehackernews.com/2024/05/latrodectus-malware-loader-emerges-as.html)