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Russian Hacker Indicted for Using Excel Malware to Target 80,000 Freelancers With TVRAT and DarkVNC

📅 2 September 2026 at 14:22 UTC📰 Cyber Security NewsView original source ↗
Russian Hacker Indicted for Using Excel Malware to Target 80,000 Freelancers With TVRAT and DarkVNC

A Russian national has been indicted in the United States over an alleged malware operation that targeted roughly 80,000 freelance workers worldwide. Prosecutors say the campaign used fake accounts and booby-trapped Excel documents to turn ordinary work messages into a route for stealing data and taking control of computers. The case highlights how familiar office […] The post Russian Hacker Indicted for Using Excel Malware to Target 80,000 Freelancers With TVRAT and DarkVNC appeared first on Cyber Security News.

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