Uncovered: APT 'Hackers For Hire' Target Financial, Entertainment Firms

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A hackers-for-hire operation has been discovered using a strain of previously undocumented malware to target South Asian financial institutions and global entertainment companies.

Dubbed "CostaRicto" by Blackberry researchers, the campaign appears to be the handiwork of APT mercenaries who possess bespoke malware tooling and complex VPN proxy and SSH tunneling capabilities.

"CostaRicto targets are scattered across different countries in Europe, Americas, Asia, Australia and Africa, but the biggest concentration appears to be in South Asia (especially India, Bangladesh and Singapore and China), suggesting that the threat actor could be based in that region, but working on a wide range of commissions from diverse clients," the researchers said.

Uncovered: APT 'Hackers For Hire' Target Financial, Entertainment Firms

Researchers Uncover New Hack-For-Hire Operations Targeting Financial Institutions And Entertainment Companies With A Previously Undocumented Malware.

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