Octo Tempest Group Threatens Physical Violence As Social Engineering Tactic

October 27, 2023 at 03:15PM Microsoft’s Incident Response and Threat Intelligence team has labeled Octo Tempest, a financially motivated hacking group, as one of the most dangerous criminal groups. The group has been active since early 2022, initially targeting telecom and outsourcing companies with SIM swap attacks. They later shifted to extortion using stolen data … Read more

Microsoft unveils shady shenanigans of Octo Tempest and their cyber-trickery toolkit

October 27, 2023 at 09:15AM Microsoft has released a report on Octo Tempest, a dangerous financial criminal group. The group, which primarily targets English-speaking organizations, is skilled in SMS phishing, SIM swapping, and advanced social engineering. Originally focused on data extortion, Octo Tempest has now expanded to full-scale ransomware attacks. The group uses various tactics, … Read more