Get a Pentest and security assessment of your IT network.

Cyber Security

Evil TeamViewer Attacks Under the Guise of the U.S. State Department

The attack is targeting financial regulators and embassy staff but probably isn t the work of an APT. The attack starts with an email claiming to send the target information about a U.S. Military Financing Program The attack uses a malicious attachment disguised as a top-secret document. It weaponizes TeamViewer, the popular remote-access and desktop-sharing software. While the tactics and targets are APT-like, Check Point researchers suspect that the cyberattacker behind the effort is actually financially motivated.

Source: https://threatpost.com/teamviewer-attacks-state-department/144014/

Related posts
Cyber Security

Ashley Madison 2.0 Hackers Leak 20GB Data Dump, Including CEO's Emails

Cyber Security

Art of Twitter account hacking

Cyber Security

Alexa Eavesdropping Flub Re-Sparks Voice Assistant Privacy Debate

Cyber Security

Dan Geer, Richard Thieme on specialization in security