Cybercriminals Behind Operation Francophoned Start Using New Payload

  • 25 April 2014
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In August 2013, Symantec revealed the existence of a cybercriminal operation targeting European organizations, particularly ones in France. Over the past months, the attackers behind the campaign, dubbed Operation Francophoned, have made some changes.
 
Operation Francophoned attacks rely on a combination of social engineering and spear phishing emails. First, the attackers send a spear phishing email apparently containing an invoice to an employee of the targeted multinational company.

Then, they call the recipient and tell him/her to process the invoice. The so-called invoice is actually a piece of malware that gives the attackers access to the organization’s systems.
 
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My country  with his stupid president is attacked? I've already put on my battledress to face the enemies with all my gfs to tease and embush them...No seriously!
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