However, threat actors are increasingly using SVG files in their phishing campaigns according to security researcher MalwareHunterTeam, who shared recent samples [1, 2] with BleepingComputer.

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It’s worth noting that the use of SVG files inside HTML containing base64-obfuscated code isn’t new. The same technique was observed in malspam delivering Qbot malware in December 2022.