Patchwork Targets Turkish Defense Firms with Spear-Phishing Using Malicious LNK Files

The threat actor known as Patchwork has been attributed to a new spear-phishing campaign targeting Turkish defense contractors with the goal of gathering strategic intelligence. "The campaign employs a five-stage execution chain delivered via malicious LNK files disguised as conference invitation...

Kimsuky Targets Think Tanks and News Media with Social Engineering Attacks

The North Korean nation-state threat actor known as Kimsuky has been linked to a social engineering campaign targeting experts in North Korean affairs with the goal of stealing Google credentials and delivering reconnaissance malware. "Further, Kimsuky's objective extends to the theft of...

Friending HR: A Rich and Mineable Source of Intelligence

One of the most common complaints I hear from information security executives in large organizations is that they are constantly playing defense, not offense. Their network security apparatus is designed to wait for an attack, see if it’s successful and, if it is, to plug the hole, then repeat. T...