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Emissary Panda updated its weapons for attacks in the past 2 years

Security Affairs

defense contractors , financial services firms, and a national data center in Central Asia. “In 2018, CTU researchers identified evidence of BRONZE UNION leveraging tools that have been publicly available for years. However, the variants used in 2018 included updated code.” Windows NT 6.3;

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #22 [Eye on Fraud] A Closer Look at the Massive 72% Spike in Financial Phishing Attacks

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That's right – the financial services industry, at least according to cybersecurity vendor Armorblox's 2023 Email Security Threat Report. According to the report, the financial services industry as a target has increased by 72% over 2022 and was the single largest target of financial fraud attacks, representing 49% of all such attacks.