RedCurl is its name.
Corporate espionage is its game.
Security researchers today published findings on a new APT group they claim has been stealing data from organizations around the world as far back as 2018. Since then, RedCurl has targeted at least 14 private companies in 26 attacks designed to steal documents containing commercial secrets and employees' personal information.
Its targets span a range of industries and locations. The group has targeted organizations in construction, finance, consulting, retail, banking, insurance, law, and travel...
There is no indication who might have hired RedCurl, where they might be based, or who is behind these attacks, he adds. The group is fairly new, and researchers hope to learn more over time.
"Corporate espionage is not something that we're used to on the cyberscene," Mirkasymov says. Researchers believe the frequency of these attacks indicates it's likely to become more widespread in the future. more
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Three corporate espionage reasons why VW was not a good career choice...
March 14th - Former VW employee says he was fired after questioning deletion of documents. more
June 16th - Former VW employee sought by U.S. arrested in Croatia... more
August 14th - Former VW employee under investigation for corporate espionage found dead in burned-out car...was investigated by the police on suspicion of violating business secrets. more
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The U.S. National Security Agency and Federal Bureau of Investigation today issued a joint cybersecurity advisory warning on a previously undisclosed form of Russian malware...although the objectives of Drovorub were not detailed in the report, they could range from industrial espionage to election interference. more
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Once again, LinkedIn is the battleground for nation state espionage operations. Every counterintelligence and insider threat professional should be paying attention...The goal of the social engineer is to entice the target to at least take a gander at the job offering being discussed and click the attachment which is provided. This attachment carries the payload of malware designed to compromise the device and network of the target. Once the device is compromised and the group has access to the content, their espionage goals are achieved. more
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...and Corporate Espionage can also be entertaining...
As the conflict between global corporations heats up, one man decides to strike back against the unseen forces that quietly rule the modern world, using an entirely unanticipated weapon — his own mind. That’s the idea at the center of American Ronin...The series is the first collaboration between writer Peter Milligan (Shade the Changing Man, Hellblazer, X-Force) and artist ACO (Midnighter, Nick Fury), with the two playing off each other’s strengths to create a story that’s part-corporate espionage, part-superhuman thriller and unlike anything else on the stands at the moment. more
