Espionage

Financially motivated hackers are helping their espionage counterparts and vice versa – Go Health Pro

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Financially motivated hackers are helping their espionage counterparts and vice versa – Go Health Pro

On Thursday, researchers with the Symantec security firm reported on a collaboration that worked the other way—use by the RA World ransomware group of a “distinct toolset” that previously has been seen used only in espionage operations by a China-linked threat group. The toolset, first spotted in July, was a variant of PlugX, a custom … Read more

FINALDRAFT Malware Exploits Microsoft Graph API for Espionage on Windows and Linux – Go Health Pro

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FINALDRAFT Malware Exploits Microsoft Graph API for Espionage on Windows and Linux – Go Health Pro

Feb 13, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Cyber Espionage Threat hunters have shed light on a new campaign targeting the foreign ministry of an unnamed South American nation with bespoke malware capable of granting remote access to infected hosts. The activity, detected in November 2024, has been attributed by Elastic Security Labs to a threat cluster it … Read more

Cyberattackers Exploit Google Sheets for Malware Management in Doubtless Espionage Marketing campaign – Go Well being Professional

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Cyberattackers Exploit Google Sheets for Malware Management in Doubtless Espionage Marketing campaign – Go Well being Professional

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a novel malware marketing campaign that leverages Google Sheets as a command-and-control (C2) mechanism. The exercise, detected by Proofpoint beginning August 5, 2024, impersonates tax authorities from governments in Europe, Asia, and the U.S., with the purpose of concentrating on over 70 organizations worldwide via a bespoke software known as Voldemort … Read more