Trend Micro spots piece of malware being advertised as PoC fork for a major Windows vulnerability
The malware acts as an infostealer, grabbing vital system information
These types of attacks are often conducted by nation-states
Cybercriminals are targeting security researchers with fake proof-of-concept (PoC) solutions, trying to infect their computers with infostealing malware, experts have warned.
Cybersecurity researchers Trend Micro, who spotted the new campaign in January 2025, noted how the crooks would publish a PoC for a popular, critical-severity vulnerability, to draw the attention of the cybersecurity crowd.
