Security News > 2023 > June > Unmasking XE Group: Experts Reveal Identity of Suspected Cybercrime Kingpin

Cybersecurity researchers have unmasked the identity of one of the individuals who is believed to be associated with the e-crime actor known as XE Group.

According to Menlo Security, which pieced together the information from different online sources, "Nguyen Huu Tai, who also goes by the names Joe Nguyen and Thanh Nguyen, has the strongest likelihood of being involved with the XE Group."

XE Group, previously documented by Malwarebytes and Volexity, has a history of carrying out cyber criminal activities since at least 2013.

It's suspected to be a threat actor of Vietnamese origin.

"As far back as 2014, the threat actor was seen creating AutoIT scripts that automatically generated emails and a rudimentary credit card validator for stolen credit cards," the cybersecurity company said.

"XE Group remains a continued threat to various sectors, including government agencies, construction organizations, and healthcare providers," the researchers said.

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