New spear-phishing attacks seek out industrial and engineering targets

Researchers at Kaspersky Lab have uncovered a new wave of targeted attacks against the industrial and engineering sectors in 30 countries around the world. Named 'Operation Ghoul' by Kaspersky's researchers, the attacks use spear-phishing emails and malware based on a commercial spyware kit to seek out valuable business-related data stored in their victims' networks. The campaign appears to have been organized by a cybercriminal group which has been tracked by researchers since March 2015. The latest attacks appear to be the most recent operation conducted by this group. The malware is delivered as an attachment and is based on the… [Continue Reading]