UNC1069 Targets Cryptocurrency Sector with New Tooling and AI-Enabled Social Engineering
Written by: Ross Inman, Adrian Hernandez Introduction North Korean threat actors continue to evolve their tradecraft to target the cryptocurrency and decentralized finance (DeFi) verticals. Mandiant recently investigated an intrusion targeting a FinTech entity within this sector
Russian Hackers Weaponize Microsoft Office Bug in Just 3 Days
APT28's attacks rely on specially crafted Microsoft Rich Text Format (RTF) documents to kick off a multistage infection chain to deliver malicious payloads.
Protests Don't Impede Iranian Spying on Expats, Syrians, Israelis
Iranian threat actors have been stealing credentials from people of interest across the Middle East, using spear-phishing and social engineering.
In Bypassing MFA, ZeroDayRAT Is 'Textbook Stalkerware'
With access to SIM, location data, and a preview of recent SMSes, attackers have everything they need for account takeover or targeted social engineering.
North Korea's UNC1069 Hammers Crypto Firms With AI
In moving away from traditional banks to focus on Web3 companies, the threat actor is leveraging LLMs, deepfakes, legitimate platforms, and ClickFix.
Hackers Exploit Metro4Shell RCE Flaw in React Native CLI npm Package
Threat actors have been observed exploiting a critical security flaw impacting the Metro Development Server in the popular "@react-native-community/cli" npm package. Cybersecurity company VulnCheck said it first observed exploitation of CVE-2025-11953 (aka Metro4Shell) on Decembe
Malicious NGINX Configurations Enable Large-Scale Web Traffic Hijacking Campaign
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of an active web traffic hijacking campaign that has targeted NGINX installations and management panels like Baota (BT) in an attempt to route it through the attacker's infrastructure. Datadog Security Labs said it observed threat
German Agencies Warn of Signal Phishing Targeting Politicians, Military, Journalists
Germany's Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (aka Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz or BfV) and Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) have issued a joint advisory warning of a malicious cyber campaign undertaken by a likely state-sponsored threat actor th
China-Linked UNC3886 Targets Singapore Telecom Sector in Cyber Espionage Campaign
The Cyber Security Agency (CSA) of Singapore on Monday revealed that the China-nexus cyber espionage group known as UNC3886 targeted its telecommunications sector. "UNC3886 had launched a deliberate, targeted, and well-planned campaign against Singapore's telecommunications secto
North Korea-Linked UNC1069 Uses AI Lures to Attack Cryptocurrency Organizations
The North Korea-linked threat actor known as UNC1069 has been observed targeting the cryptocurrency sector to steal sensitive data from Windows and macOS systems with the ultimate goal of facilitating financial theft. "The intrusion relied on a social engineering scheme involving
Stan Ghouls targeting Russia and Uzbekistan with NetSupport RAT
We analyze the recent Stan Ghouls campaign targeting organizations in Russia and Uzbekistan: Java-based loaders, the NetSupport RAT, and a potential interest in IoT.
The Shadow Campaigns: Uncovering Global Espionage
In 2025 a threat group compromised government and critical infrastructure in 37 countries, with reconnaissance in 155. The post The Shadow Campaigns: Uncovering Global Espionage appeared first on Unit 42.