Academic Ambush: How the Forum Troll APT Hijacks Scholars’ Systems via Fake Plagiarism Reports

A cyber espionage group called “Forum Troll” has shifted its focus from corporate networks to targeting Russian political scientists and economists through sophisticated phishing campaigns. This campaign featured personalized social engineering and utilized known commercial red-teaming tools to infiltrate high-profile individuals. #ForumTroll #RussianAcademics…

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New ForumTroll Phishing Attacks Target Russian Scholars Using Fake eLibrary Emails

Operation ForumTroll is a sophisticated phishing campaign targeting individuals in Russia, utilizing zero-day Chrome vulnerabilities to deliver backdoors and spyware. The campaign features personalized emails and uses strategically aged domains to avoid detection, with ongoing threats observed since 2022. #OperationForumTroll #LeetAgent #Dante #Tuoni…

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European police bust Ukraine-based call center network behind  million in scams

Law enforcement agencies across Europe have successfully dismantled a large-scale fraud network operating call centers in Ukraine, resulting in over $11.7 million in victim losses. The criminal organization used sophisticated tactics, including impersonation and remote-access software, to deceive victims into transferring funds. #UkraineCallCenters #FraudRing…

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Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA

This article discusses a vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric’s GT Designer3 software that allows attackers to obtain plaintext credentials from project files, potentially leading to unauthorized operation of GOT2000 and GOT1000 series devices. Protective measures and best practices are recommended to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerable software. #CVE-2025-11009 #CWE-312 #MitsubishiElectric…

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Russia-linked hackers breach critical infrastructure organizations via edge devices

A Russia-linked hacker group has been exploiting vulnerabilities in edge devices of critical infrastructure sectors since 2021, focusing on credential harvesting and lateral movement. The campaign is linked to Russia’s GRU and aims mainly at energy, telecommunications, and cloud organizations in North America, Europe, and the Middle East. #Sandworm #GRU…

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