Attacks involved the delivery of malicious emails spoofing Receita Federal, which is Brazil’s federal revenue service agency, and other official organizations that deceive targets into downloading a ZIP archive purporting to be income tax files but contains an LNK file facilitating Astaroth trojan delivery, a report from Trend Micro revealed. “While Astaroth might seem like an old banking trojan, its reemergence and continued evolution make it a persistent threat.

Source: SC Magazine