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WhatsApp Worm Spreads Astaroth Banking Trojan Across Brazil via Contact Auto-Messagi - Stanley - Jan 18, 2026
WhatsApp Worm Spreads Astaroth Banking Trojan Across Brazil via Contact Auto-Messagi
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new campaign that uses WhatsApp as a distribution vector for a Windows banking trojan called Astaroth in attacks targeting Brazil.
The campaign has been codenamed Boto Cor-de-Rosa by Acronis Threat Research Unit.
"The malware retrieves the victim's WhatsApp contact list and automatically sends malicious messages to each contact to further
https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/whatsapp-worm-spreads-astaroth-banking.html