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Huntress Traces a Google Doc Malware Split

Huntress documented a targeted X direct-message campaign that used a real Google Doc to steer Mac and Windows users onto different malware paths. The lure came from an account posing as a crypto marketing executive and reached multiple researchers around the end of DEF CON.

1 source · Sep 15

Timeline

• Sep 15 Reported by Huntress Blog

Sources

• Sep 15 Huntress Blog

  Google Doc Sidebar Sends Mac and Windows Users Down Different Paths to Malware | Huntress

  A single X DM split into two malware chains: AMOS stealer on Mac, NetSupport Manager on Windows, see the Huntress SOC analyst breakdown.

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