Hackers use fear of mobilization to target Russians with phishing attacks

Hackers took advantage of Russian concerns about mobilization to steal credentials through malicious links, according to new research.

In a phishing campaign described by the Russian cybersecurity channel In2security on the messaging app Telegram and confirmed by researchers from antivirus provider Kaspersky Lab, attackers used a phishing website and Telegram bot to collect personal data from Russian users.

The hackers sent out messages on Telegram urging Russians to follow a link to a site that purportedly contained lists of people …

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