PAPERMILL Malware Campaign Abuses Signed Notepad++ to Deliver VenomRAT to Windows Users

A newly identified phishing operation tracked as PAPERMILL is abusing a legitimately signed Notepad++ executable, DLL sideloading, and layered in-memory loaders to install VenomRAT on Windows systems. The campaign uses tax-audit lures aimed at Indian recipients and reflects a broader China-nexus pattern of tax-themed malware activity, although the...