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New Trickbot campaign using brute force attacks to target telecoms firms uncovered by researchers

19 March 2020 • 2 min read

Operators are using a new module to target Remote Desktop Protocols

Hackers have updated the Trickbot malware with a new module in an effort to specifically target telecoms, education and financial services sectors in the US and Hong Kong. That's according to th...

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