August 21, 2024 at 02:27AM The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has warned of new phishing attacks with the objective to infect devices with malware, attributed to the threat cluster UAC-0020 (Vermin). The attacks involve phishing messages with photos of prisoners of war, leading to the installation of spyware SPECTR and new malware … Read more
July 23, 2024 at 06:28AM CERT-UA warned of a cyber espionage campaign targeting a Ukrainian research institution with HATVIBE and CHERRYSPY malware. The attack leverages a compromised email account to distribute macro-laced Microsoft Word attachments, leading to the execution of the malware. A Russia-linked group, APT28, and UAC-0063 are attributed to the attack, with similar … Read more
December 28, 2023 at 12:46PM Ukraine’s CERT warns of a new phishing campaign by APT28, a Russian hacker group known for targeting government and Western entities. The attack, occurring between December 15 and 25, 2023, deploys a new Python malware downloader, ‘MASEPIE,’ via phishing emails. APT28 also uses various tools for data theft and network … Read more