Iranian TA453 group targets researchers and accounts
The cyber criminal group TA453, which is associated with Iran, is increasingly using new attack methods and aggressively addressing new targets. This is the preliminary result of ongoing investigations by the cybersecurity company Proofpoint. Since late 2020, Proofpoint researchers have observed discrepancies in TA453's phishing activity (which overlaps with groups publicly known as "Charming Kitten", "PHOSPHORUS" and "APT42"), with the group using new methods and others targets than in the past. TA453 also known as APT42 Email campaigns from TA453 had previously almost always targeted academics, researchers, diplomats,...