Messages were spread by attackers in the guise of cybersecurity firm employees through email and WhatsApp.
Iranian state-backed threat operation APT42 has launched a new phishing campaign aimed at Israeli cybersecurity professionals, computer science experts, and journalists.
Also known as Educated Manticore, Mint Sandstorm, and Charming Kitten, it has been accused of sending malicious artificial intelligence-crafted messages purporting to be Google Meet invitations, according to The Record.
A report from Check Point Research found that the messages have been spread by attackers in the guise of cybersecurity firm employees through email and WhatsApp in a bid to lure targets into providing their email usernames and passwords, as well as their two-factor authentication codes.
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Dan Raywood is a B2B journalist with 25 years of experience, including covering cybersecurity for the past 17 years. He has extensively covered topics from Advanced Persistent Threats and nation-state hackers to major data breaches and regulatory changes.
He has spoken at events including 44CON, Infosecurity Europe, RANT Forum, BSides Scotland, Steelcon and the National Cyber Security Show, and served as editor of SC Media UK, Infosecurity Magazine and IT Security Guru. He was also an analyst with 451 Research and a product marketing lead at Tenable.
