New ForumTroll Phishing Attacks Target Russian Scholars Using Fake eLibrary Emails

The threat actor linked to Operation ForumTroll has been attributed to a fresh set of phishing attacks targeting individuals within Russia, according to Kaspersky. The Russian cybersecurity vendor said it detected the new activity in October 2025. The origins of the threat actor are presently...

New Dante Spyware Linked to Rebranded Hacking Team, Now Memento Labs

Kaspersky researchers uncovered Operation ForumTroll, an attack campaign utilising the new 'Dante' spyware developed by Memento Labs, the rebranded Hacking Team. The attacks used a Chrome zero-day vulnerability CVE-2025-2783 and COM hijacking for persistence, confirming the continued deployment o...

Mem3nt0 mori – The Hacking Team is back!

In March 2025, Kaspersky detected a wave of infections that occurred when users clicked on personalized phishing links sent via email. No further action was required to initiate the infection; simply visiting the malicious website using Google Chrome or another Chromium-based web browser was...