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Your Finance Team Opened a WhatsApp Attachment. The Attacker Now Has SYSTEM Access Using VulcanRAT207.A

VulcanRAT207.A WhatsApp malware attack chain infographic by Skeletos IT Services showing Indian finance professional receiving WhatsApp message from Rakesh Vendor saying Please find the attached financial statement for your review with Financial Statement zip file containing Statement-846143734.exe, followed by 8-stage attack chain: infection runs, persistence established via Task Scheduler, remote WebSocket connection, screen keystrokes and clipboard access, create admin accounts, kill security software using signed driver terminating Antivirus EDR and Defender, full access to system, and attacker in control with access to documents banking and client data folders, representing the active VulcanRAT207.A campaign targeting Indian businesses via WhatsApp financial document lures in October 2026.

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