Nation-State Espionage Campaigns against Middle East Defense Contractors

Schneier on Security 2020-06-23

Summary:

Report on espionage attacks using LinkedIn as a vector for malware, with details and screenshots. They talk about "several hints suggesting a possible link" to the Lazarus group (aka North Korea), but that's by no means definite. As part of the initial compromise phase, the Operation In(ter)ception attackers had created fake LinkedIn accounts posing as HR representatives of well-known companies...

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https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2020/06/nation-state_es.html

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Authors:

Bruce Schneier

Date tagged:

06/23/2020, 08:26

Date published:

06/23/2020, 07:22