In a shocking twist that has left cybersecurity experts both puzzled and amused, the infamous COLDRIVER group has rolled out what could only be described as ‘diet malware.’ Yes, the Russian APT (Advanced Persistent Threat) has taken a lighter approach to cybercrime, releasing malware families known as BAITSWITCH and SIMPLEFIX, which purportedly have fewer cyber calories and zero fat bytes.

According to the latest reports from Zscaler ThreatLabz, these bite-sized threats represent the group’s attempt to cater to the modern cybercriminal’s need for malware that doesn’t weigh down their operations. ‘It’s like releasing a kale smoothie version of a Trojan,’ said one bemused analyst, who noted that the once-intimidating hackers now appear to be pivoting to a more health-conscious mode of digital destruction.

Critics have dubbed this new campaign ‘ClickFix,’ a nod to the group’s attempts to paste over its lack of innovation with this low-impact attack style. If nothing else, the emergence of BAITSWITCH and SIMPLEFIX has proven that, much like in the real world, everything comes full circle—less is more, especially when you’re trying to go incognito in the cyber-underworld.