Tag: spear-phishing
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Charming Kitten APT Tries Spying on Israeli Cybersecurity Experts
Israel’s cyber pros are having to put theory into practice, as a notorious nation-state APT sponsored by Iran targets them with spear-phishing attacks. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/iran-apt-spying-israeli-cybersecurity-experts
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SAP GUI flaws expose sensitive data via weak or no encryption
Tags: attack, breach, cve, data, encryption, exploit, flaw, phishing, sap, spear-phishing, threat, update, vulnerability, windowsThe impact could be much greater: Dani noted that a breach through these vulnerabilities can facilitate further targeted attacks. “Not undermining the fact that this extracted data provides attackers with enough gunpowder for reconnaissance activities, a threat actor could comprehend organizational structure, usage patterns, and system configurations from the exploitation of these vulnerabilities and weaponize…
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Shadow Vector Malware Uses SVG Images to Deliver AsyncRAT and RemcosRAT Payloads
Acronis Threat Research Unit (TRU) has discovered a startling development: a malicious campaign called >>Shadow Vector
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Russia Expert Falls Prey to Elite Hackers Disguised as US Officials
A prominent expert on Russian information operations was targeted by a sophisticated spear phishing attack likely coming from Russian hackers First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/russia-expert-elite-hackers-us/
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UNC1151 Exploits Roundcube Flaw in Spear Phishing Attack
The post UNC1151 Exploits Roundcube Flaw in Spear Phishing Attack appeared first on Daily CyberSecurity. First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/unc1151-exploits-roundcube-flaw-in-spear-phishing-attack/
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APT37 Hackers Fake Academic Forum Invites to Deliver Malicious LNK Files via Dropbox Platform
The North Korean state-sponsored hacking group APT37 has launched a sophisticated spear phishing campaign in March 2025, targeting activists focused on North Korean issues. Disguised as invitations to an academic forum hosted by a South Korean national security think tank, these emails cleverly referenced a real event titled “Trump 2.0 Era: Prospects and South Korea’s…
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Fake Recruiter Emails Target CFOs Using Legit NetBird Tool Across 6 Global Regions
Cybersecurity researchers have warned of a new spear-phishing campaign that uses a legitimate remote access tool called Netbird to target Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) and financial executives at banks, energy companies, insurers, and investment firms across Europe, Africa, Canada, the Middle East, and South Asia. “In what appears to be a multi-stage phishing operation, the…
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NetBird malware spread in advanced finance exec-targeted spear-phishing
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/netbird-malware-spread-in-advanced-finance-exec-targeted-spear-phishing
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Void Blizzard nimmt NATO-Organisationen ins Visier
Tags: access, api, authentication, blizzard, cloud, cyberattack, cyberespionage, edr, fido, framework, governance, government, hacker, intelligence, mail, malware, mfa, microsoft, open-source, passkey, password, phishing, risk, siem, spear-phishing, threat, tool, ukraineRussische Hacker ändern ihre Taktik von Passwort-Spraying zu Phishing, aber ihre Ziele innerhalb der NATO bleiben gleich.Seit über einem Jahr hat es eine neue Cyberspionage-Gruppe, die mit der russischen Regierung in Verbindung stehen soll, auf Unternehmen aus verschiedenen Branchen innerhalb der NATO abgesehen. Die Gruppe wird von Microsoft Threat Intelligence ‘Void Blizzard” genannt. Die niederländischen…
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New Russian APT group Void Blizzard targets NATO-based orgs after infiltrating Dutch police
Tags: access, api, apt, attack, authentication, blizzard, cloud, credentials, data, defense, detection, edr, email, fido, framework, group, hacker, identity, least-privilege, login, mfa, microsoft, open-source, passkey, password, phishing, qr, risk, russia, siem, spear-phishing, switch, threat, toolSwitch to spear phishing: In recent months the group seems to have pivoted from password spraying to targeted spear phishing attacks that direct users to fake Microsoft Entra login pages using adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) techniques. Such a campaign led to the compromise of 20 NGOs in April.In its campaign against NGOs, Void Blizzard sent emails masquerading…
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Russia-Linked Hackers Target Tajikistan Government with Weaponized Word Documents
The Russia-aligned threat actor known as TAG-110 has been observed conducting a spear-phishing campaign targeting Tajikistan using macro-enabled Word templates as an initial payload.The attack chain is a departure from the threat actor’s previously documented use of an HTML Application (.HTA) loader dubbed HATVIBE, Recorded Future’s Insikt Group said in an analysis.”Given TAG-110’s historical First…
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SideWinder APT Caught Spying on India’s Neighbor Gov’ts
A recent spear-phishing campaign against countries in South Asia aligns with broader political tensions in the region. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/sidewinder-apt-spying-indias-neighbor-govts
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South Asian Ministries Hit by SideWinder APT Using Old Office Flaws and Custom Malware
High-level government institutions in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Pakistan have emerged as the target of a new campaign orchestrated by a threat actor known as SideWinder.”The attackers used spear phishing emails paired with geofenced payloads to ensure that only victims in specific countries received the malicious content,” Acronis researchers Santiago Pontiroli, Jozsef Gegeny, and Prakas…
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Chinese Hackers Deploy MarsSnake Backdoor in Multi-Year Attack on Saudi Organization
Tags: attack, backdoor, china, data-breach, email, group, hacker, hacking, international, phishing, spear-phishing, tactics, threatThreat hunters have exposed the tactics of a China-aligned threat actor called UnsolicitedBooker that targeted an unnamed international organization in Saudi Arabia with a previously undocumented backdoor dubbed MarsSnake.ESET, which first discovered the hacking group’s intrusions targeting the entity in March 2023 and again a year later, said the activity leverages spear-phishing emails using First…
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‘Operation RoundPress’ Targets Ukraine in XSS Webmail Attacks
A cyber-espionage campaign is targeting Ukrainian government entities with a series of sophisticated spear-phishing attacks that exploit XSS vulnerabilities. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/operation-roundpress-ukraine-xss-webmail-attacks
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BSidesLV24 GroundFloor EHLO World: Spear-Phishing At Scale Using Generative AI
Author/Presenter: Josh Kamdjou Our sincere appreciation to BSidesLV, and the Presenters/Authors for publishing their erudite Security BSidesLV24 content. Originating from the conference’s events located at the Tuscany Suites & Casino; and via the organizations YouTube channel. Permalink First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/05/bsideslv24-groundfloor-ehlo-world-spear-phishing-at-scale-using-generative-ai/
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MirrorFace Targets Japan and Taiwan with ROAMINGMOUSE and Upgraded ANEL Malware
The nation-state threat actor known as MirrorFace has been observed deploying malware dubbed ROAMINGMOUSE as part of a cyber espionage campaign directed against government agencies and public institutions in Japan and Taiwan.The activity, detected by Trend Micro in March 2025, involved the use of spear-phishing lures to deliver an updated version of a backdoor called…
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‘Venom Spider’ Targets Hiring Managers in Phishing Scheme
Researchers from Arctic Wolf Labs detailed a new spear-phishing campaign that targets hiring managers and recruiters by posing as a job seeker. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/venom-spider-phishing-scheme
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Hackers Target HR Departments With Fake Resumes to Spread More_eggs Malware
The financially motivated threat group Venom Spider, also tracked as TA4557, has shifted its focus to corporate Human Resources (HR) departments with a highly targeted spear-phishing operation. According to research by Arctic Wolf Labs, the group is leveraging legitimate job platforms and messaging services to send fraudulent job applications laced with malicious resumes. These deceptive…
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Earth Kasha Refines Spear-Phishing Tactics in Espionage Campaign Targeting Taiwan and Japan
In a renewed cyber-espionage campaign observed in March 2025, the notorious APT group Earth Kasha, believed to operate First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/earth-kasha-refines-spear-phishing-tactics-in-espionage-campaign-targeting-taiwan-and-japan/
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Russia-linked group Nebulous Mantis targets NATO-related defense organizations
Tags: apt, cyber, data, defense, espionage, government, group, infrastructure, phishing, rat, russia, spear-phishingPRODAFT researchers warn of Russia-linked APT group Nebulous Mantis targeting NATO-related defense organizations Nebulous Mantis, a Russian-speaking cyber espionage group (aka Cuba, STORM-0978, Tropical Scorpius, UNC2596), used RomCom RAT and Hancitor since 2019 to target critical infrastructure, governments, and NATO-linked entities. Since mid-2022, they’ve deployed RomCom via spear-phishing for espionage, lateral movement, and data theft.…
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Windows Backdoor Targets Members of Exiled Uyghur Community
A spear-phishing campaign sent Trojanized versions of legitimate word-processing software to members of the World Uyghur Congress as part of China’s continued cyber-espionage activity against the ethnic minority. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/windows-backdoor-targets-members-exhiled-uyghur-community
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Malware Attack Targets World Uyghur Congress Leaders via Trojanized UyghurEdit++ Tool
In a new campaign detected in March 2025, senior members of the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) living in exile have been targeted by a Windows-based malware that’s capable of conducting surveillance.The spear-phishing campaign involved the use of a trojanized version of a legitimate open-source word processing and spell check tool called UyghurEdit++ developed to support…
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19 APT Hackers Target Asia-based Company Servers Using Exploited Vulnerabilities and Spear Phishing Email
Tags: apt, attack, cyber, email, espionage, exploit, government, hacker, infrastructure, phishing, spear-phishing, threat, vulnerabilityThe NSFOCUS Fuying Laboratory’s global threat hunting system identified 19 sophisticated Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) attack campaigns, predominantly targeting regions across South Asia, East Asia, Eastern Europe, and South America. These incursions highlighted a continuation of targeted cyber espionage and sabotage activities, primarily focusing on government agencies, critical infrastructure, and prominent industry sectors through a…
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Uyghur Diaspora Group Targeted with Remote Surveillance Malware
Members of the World Uyghur Congress living in exile were targeted with a spear phishing campaign deploying surveillance malware, according to the Citizen Lab First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/uyghur-diaspora-surveillance/
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BSidesLV24 Ground Truth Devising And Detecting Spear Phishing
Authors/Presenters: Arun Vishwanath, Fred Heiding, Simon Lermen Our sincere appreciation to BSidesLV, and the Presenters/Authors for publishing their erudite Security BSidesLV24 content. Originating from the conference’s events located at the Tuscany Suites & Casino; and via the organizations YouTube channel. Permalink First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/04/bsideslv24-ground-truth-devising-and-detecting-spear-phishing/
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New Midnight Blizzard spear-phishing campaign targets European diplomatic orgs
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/new-midnight-blizzard-spear-phishing-campaign-targets-european-diplomatic-orgs