June 2025 Malware Spotlight: Discord Exploits Lead To Rising Threats
Check Point, July 9,2025
Cyber criminals continue to innovate, with a recent innovation involving the hijacking of expired Discord vanity invite links to silently deliver malicious payloads.
This new campaign, discovered by Check Point Research, delivers AsyncRAT, now ranked number 3 among Top Malware for June. Using trusted platforms such as GitHub, Bitbucket, and Discord for payload delivery and data exfiltration, the attackers have devised an advanced multi-stage malware delivery system, including ClickFix phishing tactics and ChromeKatz to bypass encryption mechanisms. These developments underscore the ever-evolving nature of cyber threats, with SafePay remaining a top ransomware threat and the education sector continuing to face significant risks.