Security News > 2023 > September > Red Cross-Themed Phishing Attacks Distributing DangerAds and AtlasAgent Backdoors

2023-09-27 14:42
A new threat actor known as AtlasCross has been observed leveraging Red Cross-themed phishing lures to deliver two previously undocumented backdoors named DangerAds and AtlasAgent. NSFOCUS Security Labs described the adversary as having a "high technical level and cautious attack attitude," adding that "the phishing attack activity captured this time is part of the attacker's targeted strike on
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