Same Sea, New Phish: Russian Government-Linked Social Engineering Targets App-Specific Passwords

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Same Sea, New Phish: Russian Government-Linked Social Engineering Targets App-Specific Passwords

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Cybersecurity@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 24 days ago

Same Sea, New Phish: Russian Government-Linked Social Engineering Targets App-Specific Passwords - The Citizen Lab

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Keir Giles, a prominent expert on Russia, was targeted with a new form of social-engineering attack that leverages App-Specific Passwords. Google links the operation to UNC6293, a Russian state-backed group.

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