FIN7 Capitalizes on Windows 11 Release in Latest Gambit


The FIN7 financial cybercrime gang is back, delivering JavaScript backdoors using Word documents themed around the next version of Windows.

That’s according to researchers at Anomali, who observed a recent campaign from the group that leveraged six different docs, all referencing “Windows 11 Alpha” – the “Insider Preview” version of the upcoming Windows 11 operating system from Microsoft.

Windows 11 Alpha was released to the computing giant’s developer channels in late June, and it generated buzz among the technorati for offering a glimpse of the planned upgrades that Windows users can look forward to when Windows 11 rolls out this fall.

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Source: ThreatPost