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Cybercrime group relentlessly targets aviation and transportation sectors for years

Posted on February 15, 2022 by Dissent

Catalin Cimpanu reports:

A little-known cybercrime group has been relentlessly targeting companies across several industry sectors, including aviation, defense, and transportation, since at least 2017, security firm Proofpoint said in a report published today.

Tracked using the codename of TA2541, the group has been one of the most persistent threats in recent years, even if their attacks have been largely unsophisticated and have relied on infecting and deploying commodity malware on targets’ networks.

Read more at The Record.


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