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Security researchers discovered that an APT group known as “Silent Librarian” is actively targeting universities with spear phishing attacks. Malwarebytes learned in mid-September that Silent Librarian, also known as “TA407” and “COBALT DICKENS,” had l… Continue reading Silent Librarian APT Targeting Universities with Spear Phishing Attacks
The Iranian hacker group is targeting universities in 12 countries. Continue reading Silent Librarian Goes Back to School with Global Research-Stealing Effort
Of the 200 schools in the report, the University of Pittsburgh and Georgetown University received top marks, with their DMARC policy set to “reject.” Continue reading U.S. Universities Get Failing Grades for DMARC Adoption
Silent Librarian cyberattackers are switching up tactics in a phishing scheme bent on stealing student credentials. Continue reading Silent Librarian Retools Phishing Emails to Hook Student Credentials
Silent Librarian cyberattackers are switching up tactics in a phishing scheme bent on stealing student credentials. Continue reading Silent Librarian Retools Phishing Emails to Hook Student Credentials
Cobalt Dickens (a.k.a. Silent Librarian) is now actively targeting 380 universities, bent on stealing credentials and moving deeper into school networks. Continue reading Library-Themed University Phishing Attack Expands to Massive Scale
On Friday, March 23, nine Iranian threat actors were indicted for stealing massive quantities of data from universities, businesses, and governments all over the world.
The post Silent Librarian University Attacks Continue Unabated in Days Followi… Continue reading Silent Librarian University Attacks Continue Unabated in Days Following Indictment
Last Friday, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced the indictment of nine Iranians who worked for an organization named the Mabna Institute. According to prosecutors, the defendants stole more than 31 terabytes of data from universities… Continue reading Silent Librarian: More to the Story of the Iranian Mabna Institute Indictment