Recent Manufacturing Cyber Attacks

This bulletin describes multiple real-world social engineering campaigns where attackers trick people into trusting a familiar screen, like a search result “install guide,” a recruiter outreach, or a helpdesk phone call. The lures push victims to paste commands, install fake software, or reset MFA,…

Researchers reported a months-long campaign where attackers used Microsoft Teams chats/calls while pretending to be IT/help desk support. Victims were talked into starting remote-control sessions (Quick Assist or RemSupp), after which the attackers used PowerShell to maintain access and, in some…

South Korean agencies and AhnLab warn that tools tied to North Korea’s Lazarus Group appear to be shared with the Gunra ransomware operation targeting South Korean organizations. The campaign used compromised legitimate websites (watering-hole attacks) and spearphishing emails, including messages…

Attackers sent emails that looked like Microsoft Teams/HR notifications and pushed users through Microsoft’s real sign-in and OAuth consent screens. When victims approved the requested permissions, the attackers obtained an authorization token and could access Microsoft 365 data like Outlook,…

A state-sponsored campaign in South Korea used spear-phishing and hacked “trusted” local websites to infect visitors who had vulnerable AnySign4PC installed. In some cases, simply visiting a compromised page triggered the exploit and installed SIGNBT or COPPERHEDGE backdoors without any download…

Researchers reported a real campaign by the China-based Silver Fox group against a Japanese industrial manufacturer. The attack starts with an invoice-themed phishing message that leads victims to open a ZIP file, triggering a DLL sideloading chain and installing ValleyRAT for persistent remote…

Proofpoint reports a Russian-linked espionage group is using booby-trapped emails that infect users simply when they open the message in Outlook Web Access (OWA) on on‑premises Exchange. The attack runs malicious JavaScript inside the victim’s logged-in mail session and installs a stealthy…

A Russia-aligned group (TA488) sent specially crafted emails that triggered malicious JavaScript simply by being viewed in Outlook Web Access (no link click or attachment needed). The implant (“OWAReaper”) can quietly change server-side mailbox permissions and abuse OAuth tokens, so attackers can…

Russian-linked threat actors sent generic-looking informational emails that required no clicking, but simply opening them in vulnerable Outlook Web Access (OWA) could trigger a hidden exploit. The campaign targeted government and multiple industries, then installed a stealthy browser-based implant…

UK and US cyber authorities and Proofpoint reported a real campaign where the Russian-linked group “Laundry Bear” (TA488) sent emails that could infect victims simply by being opened in Outlook Web Access. The email’s HTML triggers the server to run attacker code, installing a mailbox-stealing…

Proofpoint reports a Russia-aligned espionage group (TA488) returned with a campaign that compromises on‑premises Outlook Web Access simply when a user opens an email in the reading pane. The attack uses a cross-site scripting flaw to run hidden JavaScript, install a browser-resident implant, and…

Researchers described a long-running fraud campaign where criminals clone real Russian company websites and replace contact and bank details to intercept international business deals. Victims are lured through cold calls, phishing emails, and fake supplier websites, then sent realistic contracts…

Sophos reports a real Microsoft Teams voice-phishing campaign where attackers pretended to be IT support to convince employees to start remote-access sessions. After gaining access, the attackers ran commands to download malware and in several cases deployed Chaos ransomware within hours. The…

Cisco Talos Incident Response reports that phishing drove initial access in over half of Q2 2026 cases, often using QR codes in PDF attachments and trusted cloud hosting to evade email defenses. Attackers frequently bypassed multi-factor authentication using adversary-in-the-middle proxies,…

Researchers report Mirage Kitten (an espionage-focused threat group) targeted organizations in the Middle East and Africa using highly tailored spear‑phishing. The lures included recruitment-themed messages impersonating trusted brands/hiring sites and fake videoconferencing pages that redirected…

A sextortion email campaign is using real leaked email addresses from ShinyHunters-related data dumps to make threats sound credible. The scammers impersonate the “ShinyHunters hacking group,” claim they recorded victims via webcam, and demand $2,000 in Bitcoin within 48 hours. Reporting indicates…

Researchers report multiple real-world email phishing campaigns that used tax and government-benefit themes to trick people into downloading malware. The campaigns used a “crypter” service called Cruciferra to hide malicious files and help malware run while avoiding detection. Targets included…

Authorities dismantled “Kratos,” a phishing-as-a-service platform used at scale to steal Microsoft account credentials and even bypass MFA by stealing session cookies. The article also describes a real campaign using tax-season lures and personalized QR codes to trick users into visiting fake…

Government agencies say a Russian-linked group sent specially crafted HTML emails that exploit a Zimbra webmail flaw, so simply viewing the message can trigger data theft, no click required. The campaign has targeted multiple Western sectors since July 2025 and focuses on stealing email content and…

Law enforcement dismantled the infrastructure behind Kratos, a widely used phishing kit that helped criminals steal Microsoft 365 credentials and, in some cases, capture session cookies to bypass MFA. The article describes a real, observed campaign using tax-themed W-2 QR-code emails that led…