Recent Government Cyber Attacks

A weekly threat bulletin highlights a North Korea–linked campaign where attackers posed as AI or blockchain employers to trick IT professionals into getting infected and losing cryptocurrency. It also notes a phishing kit that abuses Microsoft’s legitimate device login flow to gain long-lasting…

The article describes multiple real-world social engineering operations this week, including phishing sent from a legitimate Trezor newsletter channel and malware pushed through a verified HBO Max Reddit ad account. It also highlights a large-scale network of fake online stores impersonating real…

Attackers allegedly stole Revolut customer data by sending fraudulent “government” legal requests for roughly five months. The requests appeared legitimate because they came from a compromised government employee email account, leading Revolut to comply and disclose sensitive personal and financial…

A real malware campaign dubbed “MovieReaper” infected users who tried to download popular movies from torrent trackers. Attackers abused a compromised public torrent-file repository so that magnet links returned a different torrent that downloaded a Windows .exe disguised as a movie file, which…

UK, US, and Dutch agencies warned that Iranian state-linked actors used social messaging apps to build trust with dissidents, journalists, and activists before sending disguised files that install Windows malware. The attackers often impersonated someone the target already knows or “technical…

The article describes real intrusions where attackers impersonate a company helpdesk and lure employees into "passkey, MFA, or SSO setup" steps. Victims are sent links via text (often to personal phones), leading to account takeover through adversary-in-the-middle phishing or device-code…

Threat actors allegedly used a compromised Italian government PEC email account to impersonate law enforcement and send fraudulent information requests to Revolut. Revolut says its systems were not breached, but it received requests that appeared to come from a legitimate government domain and…

A phishing kit dubbed N0va is targeting organizations in North America and Europe by impersonating familiar business services (like Microsoft Teams/SharePoint and DocuSign) and pushing victims through legitimate sign-in flows. By capturing authentication tokens rather than dropping obvious malware,…

A joint UK-US-Dutch advisory warns Iranian state-backed cyber actors are targeting dissidents, activists, and journalists by first contacting them on WhatsApp or Telegram and building trust. The attackers then persuade victims to open a malicious file disguised as legitimate software (or even MRI…

UK and allied agencies warn that a Tehran-backed operation is targeting dissidents, activists, and journalists using social engineering to trick them into installing spyware called “Chosen Brick.” Attackers build trust on social media by impersonating known contacts or “technical support,” then…

Western government agencies warn that Iranian state-backed actors are using WhatsApp and Telegram messages to trick targeted individuals into installing a Windows surveillance and data-stealing tool called “Chosen Brick.” The attackers build trust by impersonating known people or organizations,…

UK, US and Dutch authorities warned that Iran-linked attackers are targeting dissidents, activists, and journalists with Windows spyware. The group builds trust over messaging apps, then tricks victims into downloading malware disguised as legitimate software (or even medical files). The spyware…

UK, US, and Dutch agencies warned that Iran-linked operators used long-running social engineering to build trust with targets (including dissidents, activists, and journalists), then sent malicious files disguised as legitimate documents or software installers. One lure included a fake MRI scan…

UK, US, and Dutch authorities reported Iranian state-linked cyber actors using social messaging apps like Telegram and WhatsApp to build trust with dissidents, activists, and journalists. The actors then convince targets to open “legitimate-looking” files (fake apps or documents like MRI results)…

Researchers found a large scam campaign using hundreds of fake government and news websites in Uzbekistan, Belarus, and Tajikistan. The sites lure people with promises of government-backed cash payments or passive income, then collect phone numbers and other personal data for follow-up…

The bulletin describes real-world social engineering where staff were tricked into disclosing sensitive data or access. In one case, Revolut employees responded to fraudulent information requests sent from a real government-domain email account, exposing extensive customer records. Separately,…

Anthropic reports multiple real-world threat groups used Claude to support cyber operations, including credential harvesting and data theft across many victims. The report includes specific, simulation-ready lures such as a fake ESET NOD32 login portal that sends stolen passwords to Telegram and a…

Anthropic says it disrupted a Russian state-linked campaign that used Claude to continuously rebuild malware when security tools detected it. The group (GTG-20006, linked to Midnight Blizzard/APT29) ran phishing and other human-targeted schemes, including device-code token theft against Microsoft…

A SecurityWeek roundup highlights multiple real-world scams and campaigns where attackers trick people rather than “hack” systems directly. Notable items include OAuth “consent phishing” (getting users to approve a malicious app’s access), and phishing-evasion using invisible Unicode characters…

Researchers reported a real phishing operation (“N0va” phishkit) that tricks people into signing into Microsoft through a legitimate Microsoft page, but for an attacker-started session. Victims can complete MFA and still grant the attacker access and refresh tokens, letting the attacker operate as…