"Attacks on Azerbaijan Businesses Drop Malware via Fake Image Files"

A spear-phishing email appearing to be a memo from the president of an Azerbaijan company hid malware behind images in order to infiltrate businesses affiliated with the company. According to researchers at Fortinet, the emails contained a zip file and referenced the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia. The images in that file had both legitimate and malicious content. The phishing campaign targeted management teams of businesses associated with the Azerbaijanian company. Fred Gutierrez, a senior security engineer at Fortinet, said the campaign also targeted the company's subsidiaries and business partners. This article continues to discuss the phishing campaign targeting businesses associated with the unnamed Azerbaijan company.

Dark Reading reports "Attacks on Azerbaijan Businesses Drop Malware via Fake Image Files"

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