WinRAR Woes: Russian Hackers Exploit Vulnerability – Patch Now!
A newly discovered WinRAR vulnerability was exploited by the RomCom cyber group, concealing malicious files in archives. Dubbed CVE-2025-8088, this flaw is a comedy of errors—minus the laughs—enabling sneaky system invasions. Patch those archives before RomCom’s plot twist leaves your files in stitches!
Hot Take:
**_Well, WinRAR just “unpacked” a whole new level of drama with CVE-2025-8088. Who knew file extraction could be such a nail-biter? RomCom, the cyber world’s Romeo, has been wooing victims with malicious RAR files while security experts play the role of the ever-vigilant Juliet._**
Key Points:
– WinRAR vulnerability CVE-2025-8088 exploited by RomCom for stealthy malware deployment.
– Attack involves path traversal using alternate data streams, affecting multiple WinRAR components.
– RomCom’s campaign targeted firms in Europe and Canada with spear-phishing emails.
– ESET identified three attack chains: Mythic agent, SnipBot variant, and MeltingClaw.
– WinRAR patched the vulnerability swiftly; users urged to update immediately.