China Threat Actor Targets Individuals and Entities in Japan Via Spear Phishing Campaign

Researchers at Trend Micro warn that the China-aligned threat actor Earth Kasha has launched a new spear phishing campaign targeting individuals and organizations in Japan.

Nation-State Threat Actors Rely on Social Engineering First

A new report from ESET has found that most nation-state threat actors rely on spear phishing as a primary initial access technique.

Chinese Threat Actor Targets OpenAI With Spear-Phishing Attacks

OpenAI has disclosed that its employees were targeted by spear-phishing attacks launched by a suspected Chinese state-sponsored threat actor.

The U.K.'s NCSC and U.S. FBI Warn of Iranian Spear-Phishing Attacks

The U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the U.S. FBI have released an advisory warning of Iranian state-sponsored spear-phishing attacks targeting “individuals with a nexus ...

Election-Themed Phishing Threats Are on the Rise

Researchers at ReliaQuest have published a report looking at cyber threats surrounding the upcoming US presidential election, warning that election-related phishing will continue to ...

U.S. Government Indicts Chinese National For Alleged Spear Phishing Attacks

The U.S. Justice Department has indicted a Chinese national, Song Wu, for allegedly sending spear phishing emails to employees at various U.S. military and government entities, research ...

Phishing is Still the Top Initial Access Vector

Phishing remains a top initial access vector for threat actors, according to researchers at ReliaQuest. Phishing and other social engineering tactics can bypass security technologies by ...

Iran’s APT42 Targets WhatsApp Users With Spear-Phishing Attacks

Researchers at Meta have published details on Iranian spear-phishing attacks targeting WhatsApp accounts. The activity is attributed to APT42, a threat actor tied to Iran’s Islamic ...

US Political Campaigns Targeted by Iranian Spear Phishing Attacks

Researchers at Recorded Future’s Insikt Group warn that the Iranian state-sponsored threat actor “GreenCharlie” is launching spear phishing attacks against US political campaigns.

Russian Super-Threat Group Fin7 Comes Back from the Dead

Declared “dead” by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in 2023, the Russian cyber crime group Fin7 is impersonating some of the top global brands.