DarkWatchman, Sheriff Malware Hit Russia and Ukraine with Stealth and Nation-Grade Tactics
A massive phishing campaign aimed at distributing the well-known malware DarkWatchman has targeted Russian businesses.
According to Russian cybersecurity firm F6, the attacks target companies in the media, tourism, banking and insurance, manufacturing, retail, energy, telecom, transportation, and biotechnology industries.
The activity has been traced by IBM X-Force to attacks targeting customers in the telecom, electronic, and industrial sectors in Lithuania, Estonia, and Russia. It is believed to be the work of a financially motivated gang known as Hive0117.
Then, in September 2023, a phishing effort targeting the software security, banking, energy, and transportation sectors based in Russia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, and Estonia once more used the DarkWatchman virus read more about D...