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The Original APT: Advanced Persistent Teenagers

Krebs on Security

Since surfacing in late 2021, LAPSUS$ has gained access to the networks or contractors for some of the world’s largest technology companies, including Microsoft , NVIDIA , Okta and Samsung. “Someone was trying to phish employee credentials, and they were good at it,” Wired reported. “voice phishing” a.k.a.

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Ransomware by the numbers: Reassessing the threat’s global impact

SecureList

In certain cases, they used spear-phishing campaigns to install Cobalt Strike RAT, while other attacks involved exploiting a vulnerable internet-facing service (e.g., Citrix ADC/NetScaler or Pulse Secure VPN) or weak RDP credentials to breach the network. Maze primarily targeted businesses and large organizations. .”