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Threat Actors Weaponize AI Hype to Deliver AsyncRAT

FortiGuard Labs uncovered a malware campaign exploiting AI hype to distribute AsyncRAT, a remote access trojan. Attackers lure victims with fake AI-themed documents, which trigger hidden PowerShell scripts to download AutoHotkey loaders.

📅 Jun 11 · Fortinet Threat Research ↗

MALWARE

Threat Actors Weaponize AI Hype to Deliver AsyncRAT

A new malware campaign exploits AI hype to distribute AsyncRAT, a remote access trojan, through deceptive AI-themed documents. FortiGuard Labs discovered attackers using multi-stage delivery involving PowerShell scripts, AutoHotkey loaders, and process injection to deploy the malware.