IT Sec News updates – Phishing Attacks

SecurityWeek

Microsoft says a new spear-phishing campaign by Russia's Midnight Blizzard uses RDP files, a new vector for this threat group.

Forbes

To prevent your business from falling victim to a phishing attack, you first need to understand the techniques scammers use.

KnowBe4 Blog

Sophos describes a QR code phishing (quishing) campaign that targeted its employees in an attempt to steal information…

American Hospital Association

… phishing campaign delivering phishing emails to targets in various sectors. According to Microsoft, the campaign is likely used to gather …

UNITED NEWS OF INDIA

… Midnight Blizzard hacker group, allegedly linked to Russian intelligence, of stepping up its spear-phishing campaign against US officials.

Cybernews

More than a thousand users in over 100 organizations received phishing emails with lures relating to Microsoft, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and the …

The Record from Recorded Future News

Microsoft's Threat Intelligence team said it has seen a Russian actor it tracks as Midnight Blizzard sending “highly targeted spear-phishing …

TechRadar

Infamous Russian-linked threat actor Midnight Blizzard has been targeting US officials with spear phishing attacks across a range of government …

The Register

Microsoft says a mass phishing campaign by Russia's foreign intelligence services (SVR) is now in its second week, and the spies are using a novel …

TechTarget

Microsoft detailed a spear phishing campaign where Midnight Blizzard actors trick targets into opening malicious RDP configuration files.