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Vampire Bot Malware Sinks Fangs Into Job Hunters

ID: 25b31380-f40d-5fef-8734-dd54fc27e0a1

STIX ID: report--25b31380-f40d-5fef-8734-dd54fc27e0a1

Feed Name: Dark Reading

Threat Score
70/100

Date Published: 2025-10-08

Date Updated: 2026-05-05

Author: Jai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

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Aryaka Threat Research Labs links a phishing campaign to the Vietnam-based actor BatShadow that uses ZIP attachments with fake PDFs and hidden executables to deploy 'Vampire Bot' — a Go-based surveillance malware that captures periodic screenshots, profiles infected systems, maintains persistence, and exfiltrates data to a command-and-control server; primary targets include job seekers and digital marketing professionals.

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