Water Hydra is targeting financial market traders with a zero-day exploit (CVE-2024-21412) in Microsoft Defender SmartScreen. The vulnerability has been patched by Microsoft. Water Hydra is an APT group known for its attacks on the financial industry. They have previously exploited another vulnerability (CVE-2023-38831) before it was disclosed. The article also provides information on Water Hydra's attack chain and the DarkMe malware.
