Spear Phishing a Diplomat

Spear Phishing a Diplomat

Researchers at Fortinet observed a spear phishing attack that targeted a Jordanian diplomat late last month. The researchers attribute this attack to the Iranian state-sponsored threat actor APT34 (also known as OilRig or Helix Kitten). The body of the phishing email isn’t particularly detailed, but the attackers put a significant amount of effort into impersonating an employee at the targeted individual’s organization.