- May 4, 2019
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A new threat actor is using email to impersonate government agencies in the United States, Germany, and Italy to deliver ransomware, backdoors, and banking Trojans through malicious attachments.
Since the end of October, Proofpoint researchers detected a new threat actor who has been impersonating the United States Postal Service, the German Federal Ministry of Finance, and the Italian Revenue Agency in malicious spam campaigns that deliver a variety of malware.
"Between October 16 and November 12, 2019, Proofpoint researchers observed the actor sending malicious email messages to organizations in Germany, Italy, and the United States, targeting no particular vertical but with recipients that were heavily weighted towards business and IT services, manufacturing, and healthcare," Proofpoint stated in a report published today.
New Threat Actor Impersonates Govt Agencies to Deliver Malware
A new threat actor is using email to impersonate government agencies in the United States, Germany, and Italy to deliver ransomware, backdoors, and banking Trojans through malicious attachments.
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