‘Tycoon 2FA’ Recognized as a Significant Threat
The Sekoia Threat Detection & Research (TDR) team discovered the ‘Tycoon 2FA’ phishing kit in October 2023 and is used for widespread and effective attacks.
The phishing kit is associated with the Adversary-in-the-Middle (AiTM) and emerged as one of the most prevalent AiTM phishing kits, with over 1,100 domain names detected between October 2023 and February 2024.
US Government Sanctions 7 Chinese Hackers
The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions against seven Chinese nationals based in Wuhan, China, for their affiliation with the ‘APT31’ hacking group.
According to OFAC, APT31 is a nation-state-backed Chinese hacking group focused on infiltrating critical infrastructure in Eastern Europe, France, and the US.
Montana Federal Court Fines Hacker $9.9M for Robocall Scams
A federal court in Montana announced that it fined Scott Rhodes $9,918,000 for initiating thousands of robocall scam calls across the United States.
The automated phone calls breach the Truth in Caller ID Act and Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
