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Remote encryption increasingly adopted by ransomware operations

UAE authority spoofed in new Smishing Triad attacks SC StaffDecember 21, 2023.
Individuals who recently updated their residence visas across the United Arab Emirates have been targeted Chinese-speaking threat group Smishing Triad in a new smishing attack campaign that involved the impersonation of the country's Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship facilitate malicious data gathering activities, reports The Hacker News.


This Cyber News was published on www.scmagazine.com. Publication date: Fri, 22 Dec 2023 01:14:05 +0000


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