Security News > 2020 > November > Hackers for hire target victims with cyber espionage campaign
2020-11-12 20:09
A new type of campaign that involves cyber espionage is the latest example of a cybercrime being perpetrated by people for hire.
In its new report "The CostaRicto Campaign: Cyber-Espionage Outsourced," BlackBerry describes the actions of a malicious campaign carried out by freelance mercenaries.
Such attackers may also use a third party if they lack the tools, technologies, or talents to execute a campaign from start to finish.
The backdoor project for the campaign is named Sombra, a reference to a character in the online game Overwatch.
Certain organizations targeted in this espionage campaign have been compromised, according to Milam, who couldn't share more details due to confidentiality.