Phishing

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NATO-aligned countries' foreign affairs ministries have been targeted by a new phishing campaign deploying a Duke malware variant, which has been linked to Russian state-backed cyberespionage operation APT29, also known as Cozy Bear, BlueBravo, Cloaked Ursa, The Dukes, Midnight Blizzard, and Iron Hemlock, The Hacker News reports.

ESET researchers say the attacks by an unknown threat actor are proving successful, despite not being particularly sophisticated.

Researchers warn of escalating phishing campaigns using QR codes that are likely test runs for a larger wave of attacks targeting Microsoft credentials.