A security firm made headlines earlier this month when it said it had thwarted plans by organized Russian cyber criminals to launch an attack against multiple US-based banks. But a closer look at the details behind that report suggests the actors in question were relatively unsophisticated Nigerian phishers. The report attracted coverage by multiple media outlets, including, Fox News, Politico, SC Magazine and The Hill. The vast majority of the report documents activity stemming from Nigerian scammers who have been conducting run-of-the-mill bank phishing scams for almost a decade now.”]
Source: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/05/security-firm-redefines-apt-african-phishing-threat/