The DeathStalker advanced persistent threat (APT) group has a hot new weapon: a highly stealthy backdoor that researchers have dubbed PowerPepper. The group offers mercenary, espionage-for-hire services targeting the financial and legal sectors. Kaspersky has observed lures related to international events, carbon-emission regulations and the pandemic, with emails hitting Europe primarily, but also in the Americas and Asia. The primary targets so far are small and medium-sized organizations organizations with less robust security programs.
Source: https://threatpost.com/deathstalker-apt-powerpepper-malware/161867/