Cybercriminals Exploit CrowdStrike Update Mishap to Distribute Remcos RAT Malware post, juli 20, 2024juli 22, 2024 Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, which is facing the heat for causing worldwide IT disruptions by pushing out a flawed update to Windows devices, is now warning that threat actors are exploiting the situation to distribute Remcos RAT to its customers in Latin America under the guise of providing a hotfix. The attack chains involve distributing a ZIP archive file named “crowdstrike-hotfix.zip,” which contains a malware loader named Hijack Loader (aka DOILoader or IDAT Loader) that, in turn, launches the Remcos RAT payload. Cybercriminals Exploit CrowdStrike Update Mishap to Distribute Remcos RAT Malware (thehackernews.com): Cybercriminals Exploit CrowdStrike Update Mishap to Distribute Remcos RAT Malware cybersecurity ransomware 2024