Multi-Year Spearphishing Campaign Targets the Maritime Industry Likely for Financial Gain

Executive summary

In May 2020 EclecticIQ Intelligence and Research Team published a report (1) on phishing lures impersonating the maritime industry. This research offers new insights and update on the topic. The key takeaways of this research are:

• A single threat cluster is conducting a campaign that is almost certainly targeting the maritime industry to deliver remote access trojans (RATs).


• The campaign is likely financially motivated.


• It is likely the maritime industry will continue to be targeted with …

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