Security News > 2020 > February > Fraudsters Pose as Journalist in Phishing Campaign: Report

The study does not say whether the phishing emails that targeted Kasraie and others were successful in compromising their passwords and other credentials, and a spokesperson for Certfa says that the campaign has not been successful, although not all victims may have come forward yet.

One of the tipoffs that these emails were phishing lures is that Fassihi recently moved to the New York Times and wouldn't be seeking interviews with subjects for the Journal, according to the report.

If a victim clicks on the link for the interview questions, they are redirected to another fake page where they are asked for login credentials, including their password as well as a two-factor authentication code that is part of this phishing kit sent by the attackers, the report says.

In the final stage of the phishing attacks, the hackers attempt to deploy malware that acts as a backdoor, according to the report.

In October 2019, a report by Microsoft found that Charming Kitten targeted email accounts associated with the Trump 2020 presidential campaign as well as current and former U.S. government officials, journalists covering global politics and prominent Iranians expats.

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