Cyber attack hits South Korean government institution, $135,000 lost

According to Korean media reports, the Institute for Startup Promotion, operating under the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, transferred 175 million won (135,000 USD) to an overseas criminal group after being tricked by a sophisticated e-mail phishing scheme. The unfortunate Read More …

WormGPT, PoisonGPT: How generative AI can become a tool for criminals

A cybersecurity firm discovered a new generative artificial intelligence tool called WormGPT that is being sold to criminals. Another firm created a malicious generative AI tool called PoisonGPT to test how the technology can be used to intentionally spread fake Read More …

Turkish intelligence uncovers ‘ghost’ Mossad network

After monthslong surveillance, Türkiye’s National Intelligence Organization (MIT) has exposed a “ghost” cell of 56 operatives spying on non-Turkish nationals in the country on behalf of the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad. Documents from MIT revealed that the spies were gathering Read More …

Detecting and mitigating a multi-stage AiTM phishing and BEC campaign

Microsoft Defender Experts uncovered a multi-stage adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) phishing and business email compromise (BEC) attack against banking and financial services organizations. The attack originated from a compromised trusted vendor and transitioned into a series of AiTM attacks and follow-on BEC Read More …

New Horabot campaign targets the Americas

Cisco Talos has observed a threat actor deploying a previously unidentified botnet program Talos is calling “Horabot,” which delivers a known banking trojan and spam tool onto victim machines in a campaign that has been ongoing since at least November Read More …

The distinctive rattle of APT SideWinder

In February 2023, Group-IB’s Threat Intelligence team released a technical report about previously unknown phishing attacks conducted by the APT group SideWinder: Old Snake, New Skin: Analysis of SideWinder APT activity between June and November 2021. As always, Group-IB customers Read More …

New phishing-as-a-service tool “Greatness” already seen in the wild

A previously unreported phishing-as-a-service (PaaS) offering named “Greatness” has been used in several phishing campaigns since at least mid-2022. Greatness incorporates features seen in some of the most advanced PaaS offerings, such as multi-factor authentication (MFA) bypass, IP filtering and Read More …

Spanish police dismantle phishing operation linked to crime ring

The National Police of Spain have arrested two hackers, 15 members of a criminal organization, and another 23 people involved in illegal financial operations in Madrid and Seville for alleged bank scams. The cybercrime operation is an email and SMS-based Read More …