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> Hackers Use LinkedIn Messages to Spread RAT Malware Through DLL Sideloading

[SOURCE] The Hacker News [DATE: 20/01/2026 13:46] [LANGUAGE: EN]
Hackers Use LinkedIn Messages to Spread RAT Malware Through DLL Sideloading
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new phishing campaign that exploits social media private messages to propagate malicious payloads, likely with the intent to deploy a remote access trojan (RAT). The activity delivers "weaponized files via Dynamic Link Library (DLL) sideloading, combined with a legitimate, open-source Python pen-testing script," ReliaQuest said in a report shared with
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