October 5, 2024
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Malicious Payload with the Webb Telescope pics

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The new star in astrophotography, the James Webb Telescope, has excited people from all over the globe with it’s amazing photos but a new security vulnerability is hiding inside some pics. The first deep web photo below is part of a new malware campaign contained in a phishing email.

The nefarious payload is disguised as an included certificate, which is a Base64-encoded payload that turns into the malicious 64-bit executable.

Full reporting about what to look out for below:

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-hide-malware-in-james-webb-telescope-images/

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