Tag: spear-phishing
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Fake Microsoft Alerts Used to Deploy North Korean NarwhalRAT Malware
The North Korean state-sponsored hacking group known as ScarCruft (aka APT37) has been observed using spear-phishing messages impersonating Microsoft Account security notifications to deliver malware called NarwhalRAT.”The attack email contained a message impersonating an MS account security alert,” the Genians Security Center (GSC) said. “It was designed to create concern over possible First seen on…
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Meta claims NSO Group still targets WhatsApp users despite court order
Meta claims it disrupted spear-phishing attempts linked to NSO Group and is asking a US federal court to hold the spyware vendor in contempt for allegedly violating an … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/06/08/meta-whatsapp-nso-group-phishing-campaign/
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Meta Blocks NSO Group’s New WhatsApp Phishing Attack, Files Contempt Order
Meta on Monday said it detected and blocked spear-phishing attempts linked to Israeli spyware vendor NSO Group.In addition, the tech giant said it’s filing a federal court contempt order against the company for violating a permanent injunction that barred it from targeting WhatsApp and its users.”They tried to trick people into clicking on malicious links…
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China Uses Dual-Method Cyberattack on Czech Orgs
China is stealing data from high-value targets via a sneaky, double-layer spear-phishing campaign that includes the Azureveil malware. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/china-uses-dual-method-attack-czech-taiwan-orgs
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Pakistan-Linked SideCopy Targets Afghanistan Finance Ministry with Xeno RAT
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a spear-phishing campaign likely undertaken by the Pakistan-aligned SideCopy group targeting Afghanistan’s Ministry of Finance with an open-source remote access trojan called Xeno RAT.”The campaign opens with a spear phishing delivery – a ZIP archive containing a malicious LNK file bearing a carefully crafted Pashto-language filename,” First seen on…
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China-Aligned Groups Ramp Up Attacks: Dragon Weave Hits Czech Republic & Taiwan
Tags: attack, china, cyber, email, espionage, finance, government, group, phishing, service, spear-phishing, technologyA new cyber espionage campaign codenamed Operation Dragon Weave has been observed targeting officials and citizens in the Czech Republic and Taiwan to deliver an AdaptixC2 agent.According to Seqrite Labs, targets of the campaign include government, research, academic, technology, and financial services sectors. The activity entails distributing spear-phishing emails containing ZIP attachments First seen on…
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China-Aligned Groups Ramp Up Attacks: Dragon Weave Hits Czech Republic & Taiwan
Tags: attack, china, cyber, email, espionage, finance, government, group, phishing, service, spear-phishing, technologyA new cyber espionage campaign codenamed Operation Dragon Weave has been observed targeting officials and citizens in the Czech Republic and Taiwan to deliver an AdaptixC2 agent.According to Seqrite Labs, targets of the campaign include government, research, academic, technology, and financial services sectors. The activity entails distributing spear-phishing emails containing ZIP attachments First seen on…
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China-Aligned Groups Ramp Up Attacks: Dragon Weave Hits Czech Republic & Taiwan
Tags: attack, china, cyber, email, espionage, finance, government, group, phishing, service, spear-phishing, technologyA new cyber espionage campaign codenamed Operation Dragon Weave has been observed targeting officials and citizens in the Czech Republic and Taiwan to deliver an AdaptixC2 agent.According to Seqrite Labs, targets of the campaign include government, research, academic, technology, and financial services sectors. The activity entails distributing spear-phishing emails containing ZIP attachments First seen on…
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China-Aligned Groups Ramp Up Attacks: Dragon Weave Hits Czech Republic & Taiwan
Tags: attack, china, cyber, email, espionage, finance, government, group, phishing, service, spear-phishing, technologyA new cyber espionage campaign codenamed Operation Dragon Weave has been observed targeting officials and citizens in the Czech Republic and Taiwan to deliver an AdaptixC2 agent.According to Seqrite Labs, targets of the campaign include government, research, academic, technology, and financial services sectors. The activity entails distributing spear-phishing emails containing ZIP attachments First seen on…
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Malicious PDF LNK Files Deploy Cobalt Strike in Operation Dragon Whistle
A newly uncovered cyber campaign dubbed “Operation Dragon Whistle” is targeting China’s education sector with highly tailored spear-phishing attacks that deploy Cobalt Strike beacons via deceptive PDF/LNK files. The attackers crafted emails that impersonate official university communications, urging students and faculty to review an important testing notice. The message includes a ZIP attachment named in…
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Iran-linked hackers target key US, allied sectors with sophisticated spear-phishing messages
Companies, particularly those in the affected industries, should harden their defenses against impersonation schemes, Palo Alto Networks said. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/iran-cyberattacks-espionage-us-israel-uae/820990/
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Kimsuky Uses LNK, JSE Lures to Target Recruiters, Crypto Users, Defense Officials
Kimsuky Hackers Use LNK and JSE Lures to Target Recruiters, Crypto Users, and Defense Officials. North Korea-linked threat group Kimsuky has launched at least four distinct spear-phishing campaigns in early 2026, targeting recruiters, cryptocurrency users, developers, defense personnel, and academic administrators. Despite using different themes and delivery methods, all campaigns follow a consistent attack chain:…
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‘FrostyNeighbor’ APT Carefully Targets Govt Orgs in Poland, Ukraine
Attackers uniquely fingerprint victims before delivering spear-phishing payloads aimed at espionage, in the latest campaign from the Belarussian nation-state threat group. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/frostyneighbor-apt-govt-orgs-poland-ukraine
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Sandworm Uses SSH-over-Tor Tunnel for Stealthy Long-Term Persistence
A significant evolution in Sandworm (APT-C-13) tradecraft, revealing the group’s use of SSH-over-Tor tunneling to achieve long-term, covert persistence inside targeted networks. Sandworm, also known as FROZENBARENTS, is a state-sponsored threat group active since 2014. It has consistently targeted government bodies, energy firms, and research institutions, focusing on intelligence collection. The attack begins with spear-phishing…
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North Korean Hackers Target Crypto Firms with ClickFix and AI-Made Zoom Lures
Arctic Wolf attributed this large-scale spear-phishing campaign to BlueNoroff, a financially motivated subgroup of the Lazarus Group First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/bluenoroff-dprk-hackers-target/
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Chinese spy posed as researcher in spear-phishing campaign targeting NASA to steal defense software
A Chinese national posed as a U.S. researcher, tricking NASA staff in a phishing campaign to steal sensitive data tied to defense software and exports. A Chinese national ran a spear-phishing campaign by posing as a U.S. researcher and tricked NASA employees into sharing sensitive information. The NASA Office of Inspector General (OIG) and federal…
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New Malware Hides Behind Obfuscation and Staged Payloads
A newly identified malware campaign is leveraging advanced obfuscation techniques and multi-stage payload delivery to bypass traditional security defenses, according to recent analysis from Joe Sandbox. The attack begins with a highly targeted spear-phishing email sent to employees of the Punjab Safe Cities Authority (PSCA) and PPIC3 in Pakistan. The email impersonates an internal consultant…
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NASA Employees Duped in Chinese Phishing Scheme Targeting U.S. Defense Software
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has revealed how a Chinese national posed as a U.S. researcher as part of a spear-phishing campaign to obtain sensitive information from the space agency, as well as from government entities, universities, and private companies, in violation of export control…
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New ‘LucidRook’ malware used in targeted attacks on NGOs, universities
A new Lua-based malware, called LucidRook, is being used in spear-phishing campaigns targeting non-governmental organizations and universities in Taiwan. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-lucidrook-malware-used-in-targeted-attacks-on-ngos-universities/
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UAT-10362 Targets Taiwanese NGOs with LucidRook Malware in Spear-Phishing Campaigns
A previously undocumented threat cluster dubbed UAT-10362 has been attributed to spear-phishing campaigns targeting Taiwanese non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and suspected universities to deploy a new Lua-based malware called LucidRook.”LucidRook is a sophisticated stager that embeds a Lua interpreter and Rust-compiled libraries within a dynamic-link library (DLL) to download and First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to…
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Middle East HackHire Operation Traced to South Asian Cyber Espionage Group
A spear-phishing campaign which spread across the Middle East between 2023 and 2024 has now been linked to Bitter APT group First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/middle-east-hack-operation-bitter/
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Fake Security Tool Spreads LucidRook in Taiwan Cyberattacks
Hackers are using fake security tools and cleverly crafted phishing emails to secretly deploy a new malware family, LucidRook, against organizations in Taiwan. The campaign, tracked as UAT-10362, focuses on Taiwanese NGOs and likely universities and shows a high level of planning, stealth, and technical sophistication. The operation relies on spear-phishing emails sent via what appears…
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Russia-linked APT28 uses PRISMEX to infiltrate Ukraine and allied infrastructure with advanced tactics
APT28 targets Ukraine and allies with PRISMEX malware, using stealthy techniques for espionage and command-and-control. Russia-linked group APT28 (aka UAC-0001, akaFancy Bear,Pawn Storm,Sofacy Group,Sednit,BlueDelta, andSTRONTIUM) is running a spear-phishing campaign against Ukraine and its allies, deploying a new malware suite called PRISMEX. Active since September 2025, the campaign uses advanced stealth techniques like steganography and…
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APT28 Deploys PRISMEX Malware in Campaign Targeting Ukraine and NATO Allies
The Russian threat actor known as APT28 (aka Forest Blizzard and Pawn Storm) has been linked to a fresh spear-phishing campaign targeting Ukraine and its allies to deploy a previously undocumented malware suite codenamed PRISMEX.”PRISMEX combines advanced steganography, component object model (COM) hijacking, and legitimate cloud service abuse for command-and-control,” Trend Micro First seen on…
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New Lua-based malware “LucidRook” observed in targeted attacks against Taiwanese organizations
Cisco Talos uncovered a cluster of activity we track as UAT-10362 conducting spear-phishing campaigns against Taiwanese non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and suspected universities to deliver a newly identified malware family, “LucidRook.” First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/new-lua-based-malware-lucidrook/
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Russia-linked APT TA446 uses DarkSword exploit to target iPhone users in phishing wave
Russia-linked TA446 is using the DarkSword iOS exploit kit in targeted phishing campaigns to compromise iPhone users. Russia-linked APT group TA446 (aka SEABORGIUM, ColdRiver, Callisto, and Star Blizzard) is using the DarkSword exploit kit in targeted spear-phishing campaigns against iOS devices. The attacks rely on malicious emails to compromise iPhones, highlighting a growing threat from…
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Russia-linked APT TA446 uses DarkSword exploit to target iPhone users in phishing wave
Russia-linked TA446 is using the DarkSword iOS exploit kit in targeted phishing campaigns to compromise iPhone users. Russia-linked APT group TA446 (aka SEABORGIUM, ColdRiver, Callisto, and Star Blizzard) is using the DarkSword exploit kit in targeted spear-phishing campaigns against iOS devices. The attacks rely on malicious emails to compromise iPhones, highlighting a growing threat from…