Cyberattacks that use banking trojans of the Qbot family have been targeting companies in Germany, Argentina, and Italy since April 4 by hijacking business emails, according to a research by cybersecurity firm Kaspersky.
In the latest campaign, the malware is delivered through emails written in English, German, Italian, and French. The messages are based on real business emails that the attackers have gained access to. This gives the attackers the opportunity to join the correspondence thread with messages of their own, Kaspersky said in its report.
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