Tag: apt29

APT29, also known as Cozy Bear, has targeted European diplomats using a sophisticated multi-stage attack chain involving a new modular backdoor called WINELOADER. The attack begins with a fake PDF invitation to a wine-tasting event, which leads to the download of a malicious HTA file. This file the…

On October 22, 2024, Microsoft identified a spear-phishing campaign in which Midnight Blizzard sent phishing emails to thousands of users in over 100 organizations. The emails were highly targeted, using social engineering lures relating to Microsoft, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and the concept of Z…