Bachosens: Highly-skilled petty cyber criminal with lofty ambitions targeting large organizations

Bachosens: Highly-skilled petty cyber criminal with lofty ambitions targeting large organizations

Eastern Europe based attacker’s advanced malware bears comparison with that used by nation-state actors, but basic missteps indicate a threat actor who is skilled but lacking in expertise.

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In attacks reminiscent of the early days of malware, a lone wolf threat actor who appears to be based in a disputed part of eastern Moldova is using advanced malware to carry out cyber attacks against large organizations for relatively modest rewards.

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