Bitdefender reveals a phishing campaign that takes advantage of the Omicron variant

The research team of Bitdefender Antispam Lab detected a phishing campaign which takes advantage of the new variant Omicron of COVID-19 to infect victims’ devices with FormBook malware. This malware is notorious for stealing banking data to the detriment of its victims. The campaign featuring the Omicron variant began in Asia and is also expanding in Europe.

Bitdefender Antispam Lab reveals a phishing campaign starring the Omicron variant

The new phishing campaign carried out by unknown cybercriminals takes advantage of the Omicron variant, one of the most talked about topics in the news. The goal of the campaign is to have unsuspecting users download an attachment sent by e-mail. This attachment includes GuLoader, a remote access Trojan known for its anti virtual machine capabilities that allow it to evade detection. This is a well-known and very dangerous type of attack for users.

Objective: To spread the FormBook malware to infected devices

By exploiting this Trojan, criminals are able to transform the phishing campaign starring the Omicron variant into a way to spread the FormBook malware. It is a very popular malware that allows it to steal victim information and, in particular, bank details. To learn more about the issue related to the new information threat detected by Bitdifender and related to the Omicron variant, it is possible to consult the official blog.