Threat Source newsletter for June 18, 2020
Summary: Cisco Talos reported that attackers targeted several human rights activists in India between January and October 2019 with the NetWire malware, attempting to intercept their communications after victims opened spear-phishing emails. NetWire can steal audio recordings and credentials and log keystrokes, and all the targets were advocating for the release of protestors jailed after 2018 demonstrations.
Why it matters: The campaign ran for roughly ten months against people whose communications carry real personal risk, and the infection path was ordinary spear-phishing email rather than a novel exploit.
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