Russia-linked advanced persistent threat (APT), Midnight Blizzard, has launched a large-scale spear-phishing campaign, targeting over 1,000 users across more than 100 organizations. Noted for its involvement in past high-profile hacks, the group is said to be using signed RDP configuration files to gain access to targeted devices, thereby extending local system resources to their server. Entities in government, defense, academia, NGO, and other sectors have been targeted, with victims being found in the UK, Europe, Australia, and Japan.
This Android malware can reroute phone calls to hackers
Android malware known as ‘FakeCall’ is now capable of deceiving individuals into unintentionally telephoning a scammer, potentially revealing personal information, according to cyber-security firm Zimperium.
