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PhishingEmerging1 sourceSep 7, 2026 · 11:36via The Hacker News

Rogue ScreenConnect Clients Spread Four-Stage VBScript Chain to Newly Connected Hosts

Brief

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of worm-like activity that abuses ConnectWise ScreenConnect to distribute a malicious Visual Basic Script (VBScript) payload to newly connected systems.

According to Huntress, three unrelated incidents have been found to use diverse initial access methods, namely a Quick Assist tech-support scam, a phishing-delivered MSI installer, and a fake

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