CERT-UA Impersonation Campaign Spread AGEWHEEZE Malware to 1 Million Emails

2026-04-02T01:24:11Zb66038258f68df27d603115a30ba7c55317a6ce1197629ee7997ecb24bda8d26
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What happened

Multiple high-impact incidents and active campaigns were reported: a CERT‑UA impersonation phishing campaign (UAC‑0255) distributed AGEWHEEZE via password‑protected ZIPs to roughly 1 million emails; WhatsApp‑delivered VBS malware using a UAC bypass has been observed for multi‑stage remote access; Google patched a Chrome zero‑day (CVE‑2026‑5281) exploited in the wild; the Axios npm package was compromised in a supply‑chain attack attributed to UNC1069, delivering a cross‑platform RAT; TrueConf’s zero‑day (CVE‑2026‑3502) has been exploited against Southeast Asian government networks; a Vertex AI

Why it matters

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Evidence and limitations

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2026-04-02T01:24:11Z
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