The Analyst Prompt #07: Ukraine War Related Cyberattack Risk Increases Outside the Main Conflict And Fluid Cybercriminal Marketplaces Maintain Strong User Bases

Threat Actor Update: Opportunistic and Strategic Information Gain Will Likely Drive Further APT Cyber Conflict Outside the Russia-Ukraine War

Since the beginning of April, EclecticIQ analysts have noted increased open-source reporting of APT groups using Ukraine war themes in phishing attacks targeting countries not directly participating in the conflict (1, 2, 3). APT groups with alleged links to China, Iran, North Korea, and an unidentified Spanish-speaking APT have been identified carrying out these attacks, in addition to Russia. …

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