TA866 returns with a large Email campaign

Proofpoint researchers identified the return of TA866 to email threat campaign data, after a nine-month absence. On January 11, 2024, Proofpoint blocked a large volume campaign consisting of several thousand emails targeting North America. Invoice-themed emails had attached PDFs with Read More …

Russian threat group COLDRIVER expands its targeting of Western officials to include the use of malware

Over the years, TAG has analyzed a range of persistent threats including COLDRIVER (also known as UNC4057, Star Blizzard and Callisto), a Russian threat group focused on credential phishing activities against high profile individuals in NGOs, former intelligence and military Read More …

New TTPs observed in Mint Sandstorm campaign targeting high-profile individuals at universities and research orgs

Since November 2023, Microsoft has observed a distinct subset of Mint Sandstorm (PHOSPHORUS) targeting high-profile individuals working on Middle Eastern affairs at universities and research organizations in Belgium, France, Gaza, Israel, the United Kingdom, and the United States. In this Read More …

Financial Fraud APK Campaign

During Unit 42 ivestigation discovering threats in legitimate network traffic, activity generated by a certain type of Android Package Kit (APK) files kept hitting their radar. The research revealed a family of malicious APKs targeting Chinese users that steals victim Read More …

Deceptive Cracked Software Spreads Lumma Variant on YouTube

FortiGuard Labs recently discovered a threat group using YouTube channels to distribute a Lumma Stealer variant. We found and reported on a similar attack method via YouTube in March 2023. These YouTube videos typically feature content related to cracked applications, Read More …

Israel’s Cyber Directorate warns of phishing attack by Iran-based hacking squad

Israel’s National Cyber Directorate issued a statement Tuesday warning of a phishing attack by Iranian hackers. Posing as American network security conglomerate F5, Iranian hackers sent an email to IT officials in multiple Israeli companies with instructions to download what Read More …

The rising threat of phishing attacks with Crypto Drainers

A recent investigation by Check Point Research exposes a troubling trend in the cryptocurrency landscape. The cryptocurrency community has been witnessing an alarming increase in sophisticated phishing attacks. These threats are unique in their approach, targeting a wide range of Read More …

Why Is an Australian Footballer Collecting My Passwords?

Unit 42 researchers have observed threat actors using malicious JavaScript samples to steal sensitive information by abusing popular survey sites, low-quality hosting and web chat APIs. In some campaigns, attackers created chatbots that they registered to someone noteworthy such as Read More …

Russian FSB cyber actor Star Blizzard continues worldwide spear-phishing campaigns

The Russia-based actor Star Blizzard (formerly known as SEABORGIUM, also known as Callisto Group/TA446/COLDRIVER/TAG-53/BlueCharlie) continues to successfully use spear-phishing attacks against targeted organisations and individuals in the UK, and other geographical areas of interest, for information-gathering activity. The UK National Read More …