PAC spoof drops Emotet: phishing campaign leverages stolen PAC content to drop Emotet

This post details a specific Emotet phishing campaign that leverages stolen Political Action Committee (PAC) content and compromised legitimate email accounts to bypass email authentication protocols (DMARC, DKIM, SPF). It analyzes the use of obfuscated VBA macros and PowerShell commands to download the Emotet malware from compromised WordPress sites. The post also highlights the challenges in detecting Emotet due to its polymorphic nature, anti-debugging capabilities, and evolving delivery tactics, emphasizing the need for advanced detection methods beyond signature-based approaches.