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New AtlasCross hackers use American Red Cross as phishing lure

Posted on September 26, 2023 by Dissent

It seems we are finding out about new groups on a daily basis recently.  Now Bill Toulas reports on another one:

A new APT hacking group named ‘AtlasCross’ targets organizations with phishing lures impersonating the American Red Cross to deliver backdoor malware.

Cybersecurity firm NSFocus identified two previously undocumented trojans, DangerAds and AtlasAgent, associated with attacks by the new APT group.

Read more at BleepingComputer.


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