New CRON#TRAP Malware Infects Windows by Hiding in Linux VM to Evade Antivirus

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new malware campaign that infects Windows systems with a Linux virtual instance containing a backdoor capable of establishing remote access to the compromised hosts. The "intriguing" campaign, codenamed CRONTRAP , starts with a malicious Windows shortcut L...

Hackers Deploy CRON#TRAP for Persistent Linux System Backdoors

CRONTRAP is a new phishing attack using emulated Linux environments to bypass security and establish persistent backdoors. Leveraging…...