Cyber Experts Provide Security Tips To Avoid New BlindEagle Attacks

One of the attack views from BlindEagle (photo: Kaspersky)

JAKARTA - Recently, global cybersecurity company Kaspersky managed to identify the latest attack method from the BlindEagle Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group.

To send new malware andevaporation, BlindEagle first infects the system using spear phishing. They sent emails posing as government agencies, informing victims of fines/false traffic fines.

The email includes an attachment that looks like a PDF but is actually a malicious Visual Basic Script (VBS) that spreads spy malware (spy) to the victim's computer in a series of actions.

In this campaign, Kaspersky researchers observed that the dropper contains more artifacts in Portuguese, especially in variables, function names, and

In order to remain protected from threats, Kaspersky researchers suggest following the following simple tips: