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Hackers are reportedly abusing compromised Skype accounts in an attempt to distribute the DarkGatemalware.
Downloading and running the script downloads a second-stage AutoIT payload which contains the malicious DarkGate malware code.
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Besides Skype, the hackers also tried the same withMicrosoftTeams, the companys other instant messaging andonline collaborationplatform.
In this case, they targeted organizations whose Teams configurations allowed messages coming in from external users.
The malware was first reported in 2018, as using legitimate AutoIT files and mostly running multiple AutoIT scripts.
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