Mexican financial institutions are under the radar of a new spear-phishing campaign that delivers a modified version of an open-source remote access trojan called AllaKore RAT.
The BlackBerry Research and Intelligence Team attributed the activity to an unknown Latin American-based financially motivated threat actor. The campaign has been active since at least 2021.
“Lures use Mexican Social
The majority of GoAnywhere MFT admin interfaces running on default port settings are hosted in the U.S., with more than 3 in 5 publicly exposed instances hosted on cloud networks operated by Amazon, Microsoft, and Google.
The breach has impacted at least 14 million patients across various organizations. The hack prompted a warning from New York’s attorney general about potential identity theft and fraud risks.
The Akira ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for a cybersecurity incident at a British bath bomb merchant. They have stolen 110 GB of data, including personal documents such as passport scans, from the global cosmetics giant.
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A financially motivated threat actor based in Latin America is targeting large Mexican companies with custom packaged installers delivering a modified version of AllaKore RAT for financial fraud.
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While cybercriminals create their toolbox, as a user you should also keep yourself ready for unsuspecting cyberattacks and keep a safety toolbox for your defence.
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“Lures use Mexican Social
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