Tag: spear-phishing
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SideWinder Espionage Campaign Expands Across Southeast Asia
Tags: espionage, government, group, india, infrastructure, phishing, spear-phishing, threat, vulnerabilityThe suspected India-linked threat group targets governments, telecom, and critical infrastructure using spear-phishing, old vulnerabilities, and rapidly rotating infrastructure to maintain persistent access. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/sidewinder-espionage-campaign-expands-across-southeast-asia
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Konni Deploys EndRAT Through Phishing, Uses KakaoTalk to Propagate Malware
Tags: access, email, group, hacking, intelligence, malicious, malware, north-korea, phishing, spear-phishing, threatNorth Korean threat actors have been observed sending phishing to compromise targets and obtain access to a victim’s KakaoTalk desktop application to distribute malicious payloads to certain contacts.The activity has been attributed by South Korean threat intelligence firm Genians to a hacking group referred to as Konni.”Initial access was achieved through a spear-phishing email disguised…
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Konni Hijacks KakaoTalk Accounts in Spear-Phishing Malware Campaign
Konni APT recently ran a multi-stage malware operation that hijacked KakaoTalk accounts to spread remote access trojans (RATs) through highly targeted spear”‘phishing.”‹ The message used contextual content aligned with the victim’s role to build trust and trick them into opening an attached archive. That archive contained a malicious LNK shortcut masquerading as a document; once…
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Professionelles Spear Phishing setzt zunehmend auf Messenger-Dienste
Mit solchen Lösungen können Unternehmen ihre Risiken deutlich reduzieren und ihre Mitarbeiter zur besten Verteidigungslinie gegen Cyberangriffe machen. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/professionelles-spear-phishing-setzt-zunehmend-auf-messenger-dienste/a44105/
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MaaS VIP Keylogger Campaign Uses Steganography to Steal Credentials at Scale
A large-scale spear-phishing campaign distributing aVIP Keyloggervariant sold as Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS). The campaign employs steganography, in-memory execution, and modular payload design to evade defenses while harvesting credentials across browsers, email clients, and collaboration tools. Researchers observed fraudulent purchase-order emails that encouraged victims to open an attached RAR file. The compressed archive contained an executable disguised…
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Drei Hebel gegen Spear-Phishing
Spear-Phishing zählt heute zu den gefährlichsten Cyberbedrohungen für Unternehmen. Anders als bei klassischem Massen-Phishing zielen Angreifer auf einzelne Personen, häufig Führungskräfte oder Mitarbeitende der Finanzabteilung, und nutzen interne Informationen, um Vertrauen aufzubauen. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/drei-hebel-spear-phishing
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State-affiliated hackers set up for critical OT attacks that operators may not detect
Tags: access, antivirus, attack, conference, control, credentials, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, detection, exploit, firmware, fortinet, group, hacker, incident response, infrastructure, Internet, Intruder, lessons-learned, malware, mfa, monitoring, network, password, penetration-testing, phishing, regulation, russia, service, spear-phishing, supply-chain, threat, tool, ukraine, update, vulnerabilityRussia’s OT attack teams expand beyond Ukraine: The Russia-linked pair Kamacite and Electrum, which Dragos has tracked since the mid-2010s and is responsible for the 2015 and 2016 cyberattacks that took down parts of Ukraine’s power grid, expanded operations into NATO territory in 2025 after years focused almost exclusively on Ukrainian targets.Kamacite, which serves as…
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State-affiliated hackers set up for critical OT attacks that operators may not detect
Tags: access, antivirus, attack, conference, control, credentials, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, detection, exploit, firmware, fortinet, group, hacker, incident response, infrastructure, Internet, Intruder, lessons-learned, malware, mfa, monitoring, network, password, penetration-testing, phishing, regulation, russia, service, spear-phishing, supply-chain, threat, tool, ukraine, update, vulnerabilityRussia’s OT attack teams expand beyond Ukraine: The Russia-linked pair Kamacite and Electrum, which Dragos has tracked since the mid-2010s and is responsible for the 2015 and 2016 cyberattacks that took down parts of Ukraine’s power grid, expanded operations into NATO territory in 2025 after years focused almost exclusively on Ukrainian targets.Kamacite, which serves as…
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Bloody Wolf Targets Uzbekistan, Russia Using NetSupport RAT in Spear-Phishing Campaign
The threat actor known as Bloody Wolf has been linked to a campaign targeting Uzbekistan and Russia to infect systems with a remote access trojan known as NetSupport RAT.Cybersecurity vendor Kaspersky is tracking the activity under the moniker Stan Ghouls. The threat actor is known to be active since at least 2023, orchestrating spear-phishing attacks…
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Hackers Exploit Windows Screensaver to Deploy RMM Tools, Gain Remote Access
A new spear phishing campaign that weaponizes a forgotten file type to bypass modern defenses. Attackers are luring victims into downloading Windows screensaver (.scr) files, which silently deploy legitimate Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) software to establish persistent control over targeted systems. The campaign utilizes a simple yet effective delivery mechanism designed to evade reputation-based…
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Hackers Exploit Windows Screensaver to Deploy RMM Tools, Gain Remote Access
A new spear phishing campaign that weaponizes a forgotten file type to bypass modern defenses. Attackers are luring victims into downloading Windows screensaver (.scr) files, which silently deploy legitimate Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) software to establish persistent control over targeted systems. The campaign utilizes a simple yet effective delivery mechanism designed to evade reputation-based…
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APT28 Hackers Exploit Microsoft Office Vulnerability to Target Government Agencies
Tags: attack, cyber, cyberattack, espionage, exploit, government, hacker, microsoft, military, office, phishing, russia, spear-phishing, theft, vulnerabilityRussian state-sponsored hackers, known as APT28 or Fancy Bear, have launched a new wave of cyberattacks targeting government and military organizations across Europe. This sophisticated espionage campaign, observed in late January 2026, targets the theft on secrets from maritime and transport agencies in countries such as Poland, Greece, and Ukraine. The attacks start with spear-phishing…
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Protests Don’t Impede Iranian Spying on Expats, Syrians, Israelis
Iranian threat actors have been stealing credentials from people of interest across the Middle East, using spear-phishing and social engineering. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/iran-spies-expats-syrians-israelis
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Chollima APT Hackers Weaponize LNK Files to Deploy Sophisticated Malware
In March 2025, the Ricochet Chollima APT group, widely recognized as APT37 and linked to North Korean state-sponsored operations, launched a targeted spear-phishing campaign against activists focused on North Korean affairs. The threat actors initiated the attack chain via spear-phishing emails impersonating a North Korea-focused security expert based in South Korea. The emails referenced legitimate…
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Schwerwiegende Schwachstelle in IDIS-Videoüberwachungssystemen ermöglicht Spear-Phishing-Angriffe
Die Sicherheitsforscher von Team82, der Forschungsabteilung des Spezialisten für die Sicherheit von cyberphysischen Systemen (CPS) Claroty, haben eine 1-Click-Remote-Code-Execution-Schwachstelle (CVE-2025-12556) im IDIS-Cloud-Manager-Viewer entdeckt. Es reicht also ein einziger unbedachter Klick des Opfers aus, um Schadcode direkt auf dem Gerät auszuführen, auf dem der ICM-Viewer gehostet wird. IDIS empfiehlt allen Nutzern des ICM-Viewers dringend, ihre Geräte…
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APT Attacks Target Indian Government Using GOGITTER, GITSHELLPAD, and GOSHELL – Part 1
Tags: access, adobe, ai, antivirus, api, apt, attack, authentication, backdoor, backup, cloud, control, data, data-breach, detection, email, endpoint, github, google, government, group, india, infection, infrastructure, injection, Internet, malicious, malware, microsoft, network, phishing, service, spear-phishing, threat, tool, update, windowsIntroductionIn September 2025, Zscaler ThreatLabz identified two campaigns, tracked as Gopher Strike and Sheet Attack, by a threat actor that operates in Pakistan and primarily targets entities in the Indian government. In both campaigns, ThreatLabz identified previously undocumented tools, techniques, and procedures (TTPs). While these campaigns share some similarities with the Pakistan-linked Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group, APT36, we…
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Ransomware gang’s slip-up led to data recovery for 12 US firms
Tags: access, attack, backup, breach, business, citrix, cloud, corporate, cyber, data, data-breach, detection, encryption, endpoint, exploit, finance, group, incident response, infosec, infrastructure, law, linux, network, phishing, powershell, ransom, ransomware, risk, software, spear-phishing, sql, threat, tool, veeam, vulnerabilityscrutinize and audit your backups. If you have a regular backup schedule, is there unexpected or unexplained activity? Von Ramin Mapp notes that crooks are known to time data exfiltration to match corporate off-site backups as a way to hide their work;monitor for encrypted data leaving your environments and see where it goes. Does this…
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DPRK Actors Deploy VS Code Tunnels for Remote Hacking
A spear-phishing campaign tied to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) uses trusted Microsoft infrastructure to avoid detection. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/dprk-vs-code-tunnels-remote-hacking
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Spear-Phishing Campaign Abuses Argentine Federal Court Rulings to Deliver Covert RAT
Seqrite Labs has uncovered a sophisticated spear-phishing campaign targeting Argentina’s judicial sector with a multi-stage infection chain designed to deploy a stealthy Rust-based Remote Access Trojan (RAT). The campaign primarily targets Argentina’s judicial institutions, legal professionals, justice-adjacent government bodies, and academic legal organizations. Attackers abuse legitimate Argentine federal court rulings specifically, preventive detention review documents…
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Spear-Phishing Campaign Leverages Google Ads to Distribute EndRAT Malware
Genians Security Center has published an in-depth analysis of Operation Poseidon, a sophisticated APT campaign attributed to the Konni threat group that exploits legitimate advertising infrastructure to distribute EndRAT malware. This advanced spear-phishing operation demonstrates how threat actors leverage trusted platforms to circumvent traditional security defenses while targeting South Korean financial institutions and human rights…