APT group lures people into the trap with phishing emails about the Ukraine war
ESET researchers have uncovered an ongoing phishing email campaign by cyber-espionage group Mustang Panda. This is notorious for attacking government institutions, companies and research institutes. In the current case, the APT (Advanced Persistent Threat) group is attacking organizations in Asia, Sudan, South Africa, Cyprus and Greece. The victims are lured into the trap with phishing e-mails that deal with the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Other topical lures in the digital post included a COVID-19 travel restriction, an approved assisted area map for Greece and a European Parliament regulation. Those who fell for the criminals paved the way for…