From The Hacker News – CERT-UA Impersonation Campaign Spread AGEWHEEZE Malware to 1 Million Emails

From The Hacker News – CERT-UA Impersonation Campaign Spread AGEWHEEZE Malware to 1 Million Emails

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has disclosed details of a new phishing campaign in which the cybersecurity agency itself was impersonated to distribute a remote administration tool known as AGEWHEEZE. As part of the attacks, the threat actors, tracked as UAC-0255, sent emails on March 26 and 27, 2026, posing as CERT-UA to distribute a password-protected ZIP archive
From The Hacker News – Microsoft Warns of WhatsApp-Delivered VBS Malware Hijacking Windows via UAC Bypass

From The Hacker News – Microsoft Warns of WhatsApp-Delivered VBS Malware Hijacking Windows via UAC Bypass

Microsoft is calling attention to a new campaign that has leveraged WhatsApp messages to distribute malicious Visual Basic Script (VBS) files. The activity, beginning in late February 2026, leverages these scripts to initiate a multi-stage infection chain for establishing persistence and enabling remote access. It's currently not known what lures the threat actors use to trick users into