12:04 PM EDT, 07/22/2024 (MT Newswires) -- CrowdStrike Holdings ( CRWD ) said over the weekend it identified a targeted cybercrime campaign exploiting a known issue with the Falcon sensor update from Friday.

Cybercriminals are distributing a malicious ZIP file named crowdstrike-hotfix.zip, which contains a "HijackLoader payload" leading to RemCos malware, the company said in a blog post on Saturday.

The attack appears to be targeting CrowdStrike ( CRWD ) customers in Latin America, based on Spanish filenames and instructions within the ZIP archive, CrowdStrike ( CRWD ) said.

CrowdStrike ( CRWD ) has advised affected organizations to communicate with it representatives through official channels and follow the technical guidance provided by the support teams.

A CrowdStrike ( CRWD ) glitch on Friday caused outages affecting millions of Microsoft ( MSFT ) Windows devices, disrupting various industries, including global air travel.

The company's shares fell nearly 13% in recent Monday trading.

Price: 265.51, Change: -39.46, Percent Change: -12.94