"The spear-phishing campaign's impact has targeted various industries, with manufacturing companies, retail firms, and government agencies being the most affected," Trend Micro said in a new analysis.
"While Astaroth might seem like an old banking trojan, its reemergence and continued evolution make it a persistent threat," the researchers said.
"The malicious emails often impersonate official tax documents, using the urgency of personal income tax filings to trick users into downloading the malware."
"To mitigate the risk posed by such attacks, it's recommended to enforce strong password policies, use multi-factor authentication (MFA), keep security solutions and software updated, and apply the principle of least privilege (PoLP)."
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