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AttackFeed by Joe Wagner | Microsoft Warns of WhatsApp-Delivered VBS Malware Hijacking Windows via UAC Bypass  - The Hacker News

Microsoft Warns of WhatsApp-Delivered VBS Malware Hijacking Windows via UAC Bypass  – The Hacker News

Posted on April 1, 2026 By [email protected] (The Hacker News)
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Microsoft is calling attention to a new campaign that has leveraged WhatsApp messages to distribute malicious Visual Basic Script (VBS) files.
The activity, beginning in late February 2026, leverages these scripts to initiate a multi-stage infection chain for establishing persistence and enabling remote access. It’s currently not known what lures the threat actors use to trick users into  –

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