SCMBANKER

SCMBANKER is a banking trojan uncovered by Elastic Security Labs in a campaign tracked as REF6045. The campaign targets Mexican banks, fintech firms, and cryptocurrency exchanges using ClickFix lures — fake CAPTCHA pages that trick victims into running PowerShell commands.

Infection Chain

1. Victim visits a compromised or malicious site
2. Fake CAPTCHA page displayed ("ClickFix" lure) (raw/digests/Cyber-Digest-2026-07-09.md)
3. Victim instructed to copy and run a PowerShell command to "verify they are human"
4. PowerShell command downloads and executes the SCMBANKER toolkit

Capabilities

• Screen locking: Prevents victim from accessing their machine
• Browser redirection: Hijacks banking sessions
• RAT deployment: Installs remote access tools for full account takeover
• Multi-target: Targets Mexican banks, fintech firms, and crypto exchanges

Related Pages

• Redwing Maas — Android-focused banking trojan (different platform)
• O Unc 066 — Vishing-based credential theft (different technique, same goal)