‘Tactical Octopus’ hackers using tax-related phishing scams to spread malware

Researchers are warning about a group of hackers that are using tax-related email lures to spread dangerous malware. Cybersecurity experts at Securonix said they have been tracking the group known as TACTICAL#OCTOPUS for months in advance of the April 18 U.S. tax deadline, finding that they are using seemingly valid employee W-2 tax documents, I-9

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