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Zoom Impersonation Infection Tied to FIN11
CYFIRMA links the Russian threat group FIN11 to a Zoom impersonation campaign distributing Vidar malware. Fake Zoom domains hosted in Russia deliver malicious archives that infect users with information-stealing malware. The campaign aims to steal credentials, banking information, and crypto-wallet data.
Scammers Divert Funds from Teacher's Direct Deposit
Abnormal Security researchers identify a payroll diversion scam targeting teachers, attributed to the Chiffon Herring group. Scammers impersonate teachers, requesting HR to redirect paychecks to attacker-owned accounts. The group targets various educational institutions, exploiting publicly available personnel information.
Proofpoint Studies Threat Actor's Multi-Persona Impersonation Technique
Proofpoint researchers uncover APT35's use of Multi-Persona Impersonation (MPI) in email campaigns, involving multiple personas to increase email legitimacy. Targeting academics, policymakers, and researchers in medical and nuclear fields, these campaigns aim to collect intelligence, often using credential harvesting links.
Attacker Had Access to LastPass for Four Days During August Breach
LastPass reports that a threat actor accessed the development environment for four days in August 2022 by compromising a developer's account. Despite this breach, customer data and encrypted vaults were not affected. The company assures strengthened security controls and separation of production and development environments.
Hacker Steals and Sells Customer Data for Singapore Starbucks
On September 10th, 2022, a hacker sold a database containing data of 219,675 Singapore Starbucks customers on BreachForums. The breach exposed personal details but not financial information. Starbucks has notified affected customers and advised them to reset their credentials.
TeamTNT Attacks Honeypots Exposing their Own Credentials
Trend Micro's honeypots revealed TeamTNT's attempts to exploit misconfigured Docker servers, accidentally leaking their own DockerHub credentials. The attackers, identified through accounts "alpineos" and "sandeep078," aimed to perform cryptojacking. Analysis showed three scenarios explaining how the credentials were exposed, including direct login and failure to log out.
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