Freelancer.com and Fiverr are two of the most popular freelancer platform in the internet. Thousands of people visit the website to get job or get their work done. And wherever a lot of people gather, hackers make it their target. Cybercriminals are targeting freelancers in a new malware campaign sending malicious macros disguised as job offers.
Security researchers at MalwareHunter team have discovered a new piece of malware that is targeting freelancers.
In one example, the threat actors sent an email asking the intended victim to check the attached document and then get back to them with a “cost and time frame,” while in another example the threat actor sent over a document entitled “My details.doc,” which also contained malware.
Once clicked, The recipient is asked to enable macros which work as malware dropper. MalwareHunterTeam has urged users to refrain from enabling macros and keep their anti-virus software activated once digging into new files. For instance, one of the victims who had their anti-virus software enabled was able to detect the malicious document.
