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Clandestine Fox hackers spreading malware via Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn

V3.co.uk - (International) FireEye researchers detected a new attack campaign by a group known as Clandestine Fox which uses malicious attachments in social media and email messages to spread malware. The attackers behind the campaign previously utilized a vulnerability that affected multiple versions of Internet Explorer before a patch was issued by Microsoft.

Source: http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2349226/clandestine-fox-hackers-spreading-malware-via-facebook-twitter-and-linkedin

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