Astaroth Strikes Again: Water Makara’s Sophisticated Phishing Attacks Targeting Brazil

A spear-phishing campaign primarily targeting companies across Latin America, with a focus on Brazil, has been uncovered. The group behind this attack, known as Water Makara, employs advanced evasion techniques to bypass detection, posing a significant threat. The campaign delivers the banking malware Astaroth, using heavily obfuscated JavaScript to slip past security defenses and infect victims’ systems.