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Re:Hacker Nearly Stole $8M from Aussie Hedge Fund Using a Fa... by drcongo on Monday November 23, 2020 @09:26AM (#25187023)
If that's the case, how did that link install the trojan?
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Re:Hacker Nearly Stole $8M from Aussie Hedge Fund Using a Fa... by bzb6 on Monday November 23, 2020 @12:13PM (#25188987)
It didn’t, the user did. I assume the fake link led to a page saying “you have to update your zoom” and downloaded malware. The kind of thing new macOS versions try to avoid with the new gatekeeper. Maybe the guy used windows?
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