New Warmcookie Windows Backdoor pushed via Fake Job Offers.

A never-before-seen Windows malware named 'Warmcookie' is distributed through fake job offer phishing campaigns to breach corporate networks. Warmcookie is capable of extensive machine fingerprinting, screenshot capturing and the deployment of additional payloads.

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Dipping into Danger: The WARMCOOKIE backdoor — Elastic Security Labs

Elastic Security Labs observed threat actors masquerading as recruiting firms to deploy a new malware backdoor called WARMCOOKIE. This malware has standard backdoor capabilities, including capturing screenshots, executing additional malware, and reading/writing files.