Bleeping Computer

SVG Image Format Set for Wider Adoption in Malware Distribution

SVG has all the makings of a great malware distribution medium, and crooks are bound to migrate to this new file format, now that Google has moved to ban .js email attachments. SVG is an image file ...
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Hackers are sneaking malware into SVG images to bypass antivirus - here's what we know

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Hackers use malicious SVG files to mimic Colombia’s judicial system Victims download fake ZIPs ...
Bleeping Computer

Attackers use SVG files to smuggle QBot malware onto Windows systems

QBot malware phishing campaigns have adopted a new distribution method using SVG files to perform HTML smuggling that locally creates a malicious installer for Windows. This attack is made through ...
TechRadar

Phishing emails using SVG attachments to help get away with attacks

Security researchers spotted phishing emails with SVG attachments The nature of SVG files allows them to bypass email protections Common sense remains the best way to defend against phishing Hackers ...