New Threat Actor ‘AeroBlade’ Targeted US Aerospace Firm in Espionage Campaign

December 5, 2023 at 09:24AM A new hacker group, AeroBlade, is responsible for a cyberespionage attack on a US aerospace company, according to BlackBerry. Key Takeaways from the Meeting: 1. A cyberattack has been carried out against a U.S.-based aerospace organization. 2. The cyberattack is attributed to a newly identified threat actor named AeroBlade. 3. … Read more

New Threat Actor ‘AeroBlade’ Emerges in Espionage Attack on U.S. Aerospace

December 5, 2023 at 03:12AM A new cyber threat, AeroBlade, targeted a U.S. aerospace company in a suspected espionage attempt. The BlackBerry team identified the attack, which utilized spear-phishing, remote template injection, and a malicious VBA macro. Attacks started in September 2022 and became more stealthy over time, culminating in July 2023 with a reverse … Read more

‘AeroBlade’ Group Hacks US Aerospace Company

December 4, 2023 at 04:47PM A US aerospace company was the target of a yearlong cyberespionage campaign by a group named “AeroBlade.” Using phishing emails with Word documents, the attackers injected malicious templates to deploy a reverse shell, collecting data and ensuring persistence. Advanced stealth tactics allowed them to evade detection, suggesting a commercial espionage … Read more

New AeroBlade hackers target aerospace sector in the U.S.

December 4, 2023 at 10:01AM BlackBerry uncovered ‘AeroBlade’, a new hacking group targeting the U.S. aerospace sector. Using spear-phishing attacks, AeroBlade deployed reverse-shell payloads for data theft, focusing on cyber espionage. The threat evolved from testing in 2022 to sophisticated attacks in 2023, with unknown origins and objectives speculated to be selling or leveraging stolen … Read more