Russia Weaponizes Israel-Hamas Conflict in Targeted Phishing Attack

Russia Weaponizes Israel-Hamas Conflict in Targeted Phishing Attack

Researchers at IBM X-Force are tracking a phishing campaign that’s using themes related to the Israel-Hamas war to deliver Headlace, a backdoor exclusively used by the suspected Russian state-sponsored threat actor ITG05. ITG05 has overlaps with groups tied to Russia’s GRU, including APT28 (also known as “Fancy Bear.”)