A phishing email used in the latest Charming Kitten campaign (Source: Certfa Lab)
A recent phishing campaign tied to an Iranian hacking group known as Charming Kitten used SMS and email messages to spread malicious links in an attempt to steal email credentials in the U.S., Europe and the Persian Gulf region, security firm Certfa Lab reports.
The campaign, which appears to have been active during the last several weeks of 2020, targeted individuals working for think tanks and political research centers, university professors, journalists and environmental activists. The group started the new round of attacks at a time when most companies, offices, organizations, etc. were either closed or half-closed during the Christmas holidays and, as a result, their technical support and IT departments were not able to immediately review, identify, and neutralize these cyber incidents, the Certfa Lab report notes. Charming Kitten has taken full advantage of this timing to execute its new