Void Arachne Uses Deepfakes and AI to Deliver Malicious VPNs to Chinese Users

June 19, 2024 at 07:00AM Cybersecurity firm Trend Micro discovered a new threat group targeting Chinese-speaking users with a campaign dubbed Void Arachne. The attack employs malicious Windows Installer files for VPNs to distribute the Winos 4.0 command-and-control framework. The campaign involves social media and messaging platforms and promotes compromised files with deepfake and AI … Read more

Behind the Great Wall: Void Arachne Targets Chinese-Speaking Users With the Winos 4.0 C&C Framework

June 19, 2024 at 03:17AM The Void Arachne campaign targets Chinese-speaking users with malicious Windows Installer (MSI) files containing legitimate software bundled with malicious Winos payloads. The campaign also promotes compromised MSI files embedded with nudifiers and deepfake pornography-generating software, as well as AI voice and facial technologies. The threat actors use SEO poisoning tactics … Read more