A hacking group apparently based in Pakistan has been straddling the fence between cybercriminal activity and nation-state espionage, leveraging the same malicious infrastructure to both launch email spam campaigns and target government agencies in U.S., UK, Russia and Spain.
A spearphishing campaign targeted more than 400 industrial companies by sending highly personalized emails disguised as procurement and accounting documents.
Wasting little time, cybercriminals began using a significantly updated version of the AZORult information stealer and downloader in an email phishing campaign, just one day after the upgrade made its debut on dark web underground forums on July 17.
President Trump held a meeting with top advisors on Friday to discuss security for the upcoming 2018 midterm elections, but the only reported result was a statement reiterating the administration's stance that it will not tolerate outside interference.
Imperva researchers estimate Fortnite Scammers are earning nearly $1 million annual through pay per click advertising by exploiting users eager to get free in-game currency.
Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., an incumbent facing a tight race in the 2018 U.S. mid-term elections, has affirmed that Russian hackers are attempting to interfere with her reelection campaign, following an independent forensic analysis identifying her as a target.
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