Fancy Bear’s Car Scam: How APT28 is Driving Diplomats Crazy with HeadLace Malware
Russia-linked APT28 is at it again, using a car-for-sale phishing lure to deliver the modular Windows backdoor, HeadLace. This campaign, targeting diplomats, cleverly disguises malware within an image file to compromise systems. Clearly, Fancy Bear is repurposing old tricks for new targets.
Hot Take:
Just when you thought car shopping couldn’t get any more stressful, APT28 shows up with a backdoor disguised as a deal on a used Audi. Who knew phishing lures could have a luxury taste? Fancy Bear must be driving a hard bargain!
Key Points:
- APT28 (Fancy Bear) is using car-for-sale phishing lures to target diplomats.
- The campaign employs a modular Windows backdoor named HeadLace.
- Phishing emails contain ZIP archives with a malicious DLL and batch script.
- Attack tactics include using legitimate services like webhook[.]site and Mocky.
- HeadLace backdoor is exclusive to APT28, showing their unique cyber flair.
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