Nov 29, 2024Ravie LakshmananDisinformation / Artificial Intelligence A Moscow-based company sanctioned by the U.S. earlier this year has been linked to yet another influence operation designed to turn public opinion against Ukraine and erode Western support since at least December 2023. The covert campaign undertaken by Social Design Agency (SDA), leverages videos enhanced … [Read more...] about AI-Powered Fake News Campaign Targets Western Support for Ukraine and U.S. Elections
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A Pro-China Influence Network of Fake News Sites
Nov 23, 2024Ravie LakshmananCloud Security / Threat Intelligence Government agencies and non-governmental organizations in the United States have become the target of a nascent China state threat actor known as Storm-2077. The adversary, believed to be active since at least January 2024, has also conducted cyber attacks against the Defense Industrial Base (DIB), aviation, … [Read more...] about A Pro-China Influence Network of Fake News Sites
AI, Fake Hosting, and Psychological Warfare
U.S. and Israeli cybersecurity agencies have published a new advisory attributing an Iranian cyber group to targeting the 2024 Summer Olympics and compromising a French commercial dynamic display provider to show messages denouncing Israel's participation in the sporting event. The activity has been pinned on an entity that's known as Emennet Pasargad, which the agencies said … [Read more...] about AI, Fake Hosting, and Psychological Warfare
FBI Creates Fake Cryptocurrency to Expose Widespread Crypto Market Manipulation
Oct 12, 2024Ravie LakshmananCryptocurrency / Cybercrime The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has announced arrests and charges against several individuals and entities in connection with allegedly manipulating digital asset markets as part of a widespread fraud operation. The law enforcement action – codenamed Operation Token Mirrors – is the result of the U.S. Federal Bureau … [Read more...] about FBI Creates Fake Cryptocurrency to Expose Widespread Crypto Market Manipulation
Fake Trading Apps Target Victims Globally via Apple App Store and Google Play
A large-scale fraud campaign leveraged fake trading apps published on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, as well as phishing sites, to defraud victims, per findings from Group-IB. The campaign is part of a consumer investment fraud scheme that's also widely known as pig butchering, in which prospective victims are lured into making investments in cryptocurrency or other … [Read more...] about Fake Trading Apps Target Victims Globally via Apple App Store and Google Play
North Korean Hackers Targets Job Seekers with Fake FreeConference App
North Korean threat actors have leveraged a fake Windows video conferencing application impersonating FreeConference.com to backdoor developer systems as part of an ongoing financially-driven campaign dubbed Contagious Interview. The new attack wave, spotted by Singaporean company Group-IB in mid-August 2024, is yet another indication that the activity is also leveraging native … [Read more...] about North Korean Hackers Targets Job Seekers with Fake FreeConference App
Threat Actor Uses Fake Recovery Manual to Deliver Unidentified Stealer
On July 22, 2024, CrowdStrike Intelligence identified a Word document containing macros that download an unidentified stealer now tracked as Daolpu. The document impersonates a Microsoft recovery manual.1 Initial analysis suggests the activity is likely criminal. Technical Analysis Lure Document The analyzed … [Read more...] about Threat Actor Uses Fake Recovery Manual to Deliver Unidentified Stealer
Fake leaks of passwords and seed phrases are scammers’ new weapons
We spent several months researching a new and very smart crypto scam, where the victims were slowly, craftily encouraged to install a malicious crypto management app. However, the ones who got scammed were only nominally victims, because the operators, like some digital Robin Hoods, targeted… other pilferers. Take an in-depth look at this scam with us and learn how to protect … [Read more...] about Fake leaks of passwords and seed phrases are scammers’ new weapons
Threat Actor Distributes Python-Based Info Stealer Using Fake Update
Summary On July 23, 2024, CrowdStrike Intelligence identified a malicious ZIP file containing a Python-based information stealer now tracked as Connecio. A threat actor distributed this file days after the July 19, 2024, single content update for CrowdStrike’s Falcon sensor — which impacted Windows operating systems — was identified and a fix was deployed. The ZIP file uses the … [Read more...] about Threat Actor Distributes Python-Based Info Stealer Using Fake Update
Fake tech support scams: what they are and how to stay safe
According to the FBI’s 2023 Internet Crime Report, more than 37,500 complaints about fake tech-support scams were reported in the U.S. last year alone — resulting in over $924 million in losses. In this post, we discuss how these scams work, the dangers they pose, and how to protect yourself from this type of fraud. How fake tech-support scams work In this scheme, scammers … [Read more...] about Fake tech support scams: what they are and how to stay safe