Mandiant, the investigations unit of security firm FireEye, has published details today about a new threat actor it calls UNC1945 that the security firm says it used a zero-day vulnerability in the Oracle Solaris operating system as part of its intrusions into corporate networks.
Regular targets of UNC1945 attacks included the likes of telecommunications, financial, and consulting companies, the Mandiant team said in a report published today.
While UNC1945 activity went as far back as 2018, Mandiant said the group caught their eye earlier this year after the threat actor utilized a never-before-seen vulnerability in the Oracle Solaris operating system.
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Source: ZDNet