Cyber Heist Comedy: Hackers Sell Access Like Hotcakes in Africa’s Financial Sector
Unit 42 researchers have discovered a series of cyberattacks targeting African financial institutions, selling access to others via the dark web. With a toolkit featuring PoshC2, Chisel, and Classroom Spy, these digital pranksters disguise themselves as legitimate apps, turning innocent software into a secret agent’s dream. Welcome to cybercrime, where nothing is as it seems!
Hot Take:
It appears that cybercriminals have traded in their pirate hats for a new gig as real estate agents, flipping digital properties in the financial sector faster than you can say ‘dark web.’ The latest scam? Using open-source tools that are easier to get than your neighbor’s Wi-Fi password, they’ve turned hacking into a side hustle. Talk about a gig economy!
Key Points:
- CL-CRI-1014 targets financial organizations across Africa, potentially flipping access to compromised networks on the dark web.
- Open-source tools like PoshC2, Chisel, and Classroom Spy are the hackers’ Swiss Army knife, perfect for remote administration and tunneling.
- The threat actors forge file signatures, pretending their malicious tools are as innocent as a kitten meme.
- Classroom Spy, initially for schools, now moonlights as the cyber version of a spyglass, offering screen monitoring, keylogging, and more.
- Palo Alto Networks offers products like Cortex XDR and Advanced URL Filtering to protect against these shifty cyber shenanigans.
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