U.S. Gov Agency Targeted With Malware-Laced Emails

The malicious email campaign included a never-before-seen malware downloader called Carrotball, and may be linked to the Konni Group APT. Continue reading U.S. Gov Agency Targeted With Malware-Laced Emails

More U.S. Utility Firms Targeted in Evolving LookBack Spearphishing Campaign

A spearphishing campaign first uncovered in July is hitting more utilities firms and spreading the LookBack malware, which has capabilities to view system data and reboot machines. Continue reading More U.S. Utility Firms Targeted in Evolving LookBack Spearphishing Campaign

North Korean Spear-Phishing Attack Targets U.S. Firms

Researchers warn that U.S. firms are being targeted with legitimate – but trojanized – documents that are often socially engineered to a tee. Continue reading North Korean Spear-Phishing Attack Targets U.S. Firms

Email Spam Campaign Targets U.S. Retail, Restaurant Sectors

A cybercriminal group has launched a malware campaign via personalized spear-phishing emails against large retail, restaurant and grocery chains in the United States, as well as against other organizations from the food and beverage industries. The sp… Continue reading Email Spam Campaign Targets U.S. Retail, Restaurant Sectors

Fancy Bear Adopts New DDE Attack Against Microsoft Office

Russian cyberespionage group Fancy Bear is using a recently publicized technique that abuses a legitimate Microsoft Office feature to create documents that can install malware. For the past several years the most common method of embedding malicious co… Continue reading Fancy Bear Adopts New DDE Attack Against Microsoft Office