A new spyware named Batavia is being spread through fake contract-themed emails targeting Russian organizations since March 2025.
The spyware includes a VBA script and two executables, detected by Kaspersky as Trojan.Batavia variants, designed to steal internal documents.
The attack involves multiple stages where the malware collects system info, spies on the system by capturing screenshots and exfiltrating data to a command-and-control server.
The victims of the Batavia spyware campaign are Russian industrial enterprises, with over 100 users across multiple organizations falling prey to the phishing messages.