Intel Name: Bengal cat lovers in australia get psspsspss’d in google-driven gootloader campaign
Date of Scan: November 12, 2024
Impact: High
Summary: On March 27, 2024, the MDR team conducted a proactive threat hunting campaign across several customer environments, responding to recent reports of a new GootLoader variant actively exploited in the wild. Our investigation found that the threat actor was using SEO poisoning through an accessible online forum, easily located via a straightforward Google search for “Do you need a license to own a Bengal cat in Australia.”
