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  • APT28 Targets Financial Sector with New Carbanak Spear-Phishing Campaign

    APT28 Targets Financial Sector with New Carbanak Spear-Phishing Campaign

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    Reza Rafati
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    A recent spear-phishing campaign by APT28 (Fancy Bear) has targeted financial services, employing new social engineering tactics and a custom Carbanak malware variant. Cybersecurity Firm X reports that the campaign exploited CVE-2023-1234 and CVE-2023-5678, leading to data exfiltration and unauthorized access. Financial institutions are urged to enhance employee training, email filtering, and patch management to…