Security Firm Executive Targeted in Sophisticated Phishing Attack
A C-level executive at Swedish security firm Outpost24 was targeted in a sophisticated phishing attack using the Kratos phishing-as-a-service kit. The attack employed a seven-step infrastructure chain leveraging DKIM spoofing, trusted services (Cisco, Nylas, Cloudflare), and a compromised Indian development company domain to bypass email security controls and harvest Microsoft 365 credentials.
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Indicators of Compromise
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- malware — Kratos
- domain — secure-web.cisco.com