Identity Spoofing

19 reports

Identity Spoofing Unknown Germany Global [+3] Other Cyber Espionage App Impersonation

State-Sponsored Phishing Campaign Impersonates Signal to Target European Officials

German authorities warn of sophisticated operation harvesting credentials from politicians and journalists
Identity Spoofing Russia Armenia France [+4] Russia Election Interference Disinformation Campaigns Deepfake Video Creation

Russian Disinformation Network Fabricates Electoral Manipulation Claims Against Armenia and France

Fake video alleging Armenian-French vote manipulation scheme uses sophisticated Matryoshka and Doppelgänger tactics
Identity Spoofing North Korea South Korea North Korea [+3] Cyber Espionage GitHub Command Control Cloud Trust Abuse

North Korean Hackers Exploit GitHub Infrastructure in Diplomatic Espionage Campaign

Kimsuky group targeted South Korean diplomatic missions using cloud platforms for command and control operations
Identity Spoofing North Korea South Korea United States [+4] North Korea Cyber Espionage Advanced Persistent Threat Operations QR Code Phishing

North Korean Kimsuky Group Deploys QR Code Phishing Against Western Institutions

FBI warns of sophisticated credential theft campaign targeting think tanks and government entities
Identity Spoofing North Korea United States North Korea [+4] Malware Distribution Cryptocurrency Theft AI-Enhanced Social Engineering Deceptive Job Recruitment

North Korean Hackers Target Cryptocurrency Firms with Advanced Social Engineering Campaigns

FBI warns of sophisticated impersonation tactics designed to steal digital assets and fund weapons programs
Identity Spoofing North Korea United States North Korea [+2] Economic Coercion Domain Impersonation

US Seizes 17 North Korean IT Worker Domains in Sanctions Evasion Crackdown

Pyongyang's fraudulent freelancer scheme targeted Western businesses to fund weapons programs
Identity Spoofing North Korea Various North Korea [+2] Malware Distribution Advanced Persistent Threat Operations

North Korean APT37 Disguises Malware as Password Files in Social Engineering Campaign

Operation demonstrates coordination between Pyongyang's cyber units and evolving deception tactics
Identity Spoofing Russia Ukraine Russia [+3] Cyber Espionage Military Espionage App Impersonation

Russian Military Intelligence Infiltrates Ukrainian Forces Through Fake Messaging Apps

GRU hackers impersonated Signal and WhatsApp to harvest battlefield coordinates from military devices
Identity Spoofing Iran Israel Iran [+2] Disinformation Campaigns Data Breach Publication

Iranian Cyber Group Weaponizes Old Israeli Power Plant Data in Hamas War Disinformation

IRGC-linked Moses Staff recycled 2022 breach documents to falsely claim new cyberattacks during October 2023 conflict
Identity Spoofing Iran United States Iran [+5] Election Interference Disinformation Campaigns Data Breach Publication Extortion Campaigns Voter Intimidation

Iranian Hackers Impersonate Proud Boys in 2020 Voter Intimidation Operation

Emennet Pasargad conducted multi-faceted influence campaign including threatening emails and fabricated evidence of election vulnerabilities
Identity Spoofing Russia Iran United Kingdom [+4] United States Russia Cyber Espionage False Flag Attribution

Russian Turla Group Hijacked Iranian Cyber Tools in Global False Flag Campaign

Sophisticated masquerading operation targeted government and industry across 35 countries
Identity Spoofing Russia United States Russia [+4] Election Interference Cyber Espionage Financial Cyber Theft Data Breach Publication

Mueller Investigation Charges Twelve GRU Officers for 2016 Democratic Party Hack

Indictments detail Russian military intelligence operation targeting US election infrastructure
Identity Spoofing Bahrain Egypt Saudi Arabia [+6] United Arab Emirates Qatar Other Disinformation Campaigns Cyber Espionage Economic Coercion

UAE Cyber Attack Triggers Gulf Blockade Against Qatar

Fabricated news report spawned regional crisis and massive disinformation campaign
Identity Spoofing Russia United States Russia [+2] Election Interference Disinformation Campaigns

Russian Troll Farm Masqueraded as Tennessee Republicans Through Fake Twitter Account

Internet Research Agency's @TEN_GOP account drew 150,000 followers while spreading pro-Russia messaging
Identity Spoofing Russia France Russia [+3] Cyber Espionage Infrastructure Attacks False Flag Attribution

Russian APT28 Disguised ISIS False Flag Operation Against French Broadcaster

Fancy Bear hackers masked sophisticated cyberattack on TV5Monde as jihadist operation
Identity Spoofing North Korea South Korea North Korea [+4] Cyber Espionage Infrastructure Attacks Data Breach Publication Social Media Hijacking

North Korea's Kimsuky Group Breaches South Korean Nuclear Operator in Landmark Attack

2014 cyber operation against Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power marked first targeting of civilian nuclear infrastructure
Identity Spoofing Syria United States Other [+3] Disinformation Campaigns Social Media Monitoring Social Media Hijacking

Syrian Electronic Army Hack of AP Twitter Triggers $136 Billion Market Drop

False White House explosion tweet demonstrates financial vulnerability to information warfare
Identity Spoofing North Korea South Korea North Korea [+3] Transnational Repression Assassination Attempt Deep Cover Operations

North Korean Agent Posed as Defector to Target Dissident Leader

Reconnaissance General Bureau operative infiltrated South Korea to assassinate prominent defector Hwang Jang-yop
Identity Spoofing Russia United States Russia [+2] Government Infiltration Deep Cover Operations

FBI Dismantles Russian Deep-Cover Spy Network Operating in United States

Ten illegals arrested after years-long investigation into SVR foreign intelligence program
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