Group-IB provided critical investigative intelligence supporting INTERPOL's Operation Contender 3.0, a successful multinational cybercrime takedown across Africa. The operation resulted in the arrest of 260 suspects and the seizure of 1,235 electronic devices linked to 81 cybercriminal infrastructures.

These networks, involved in romance scams and sextortion schemes, caused nearly US$2.8 million in financial losses affecting 1,463 identified victims. Our collaboration with international law enforcement underscores a shared commitment to dismantling criminal operations that cause both financial devastation and profound psychological harm.

This operation highlights the critical importance of public-private partnerships in the ongoing fight against cybercrime.

Read the full press release for detailed insights.

#INTERPOL #OperationContender #RomanceScams #FightAgainstCybercrime

AI-powered voice cloning and caller ID spoofing are reshaping the fraud landscape. With only seconds of audio and inexpensive tools, cybercriminals can now replicate voices with near-perfect accuracy, bypassing trust and exploiting weaknesses in global telecom infrastructure.

Key insights:
🔹 Global losses from AI-enabled fraud are projected to hit US$40B by 2027 (up from US$12B in 2023).
🔹 Fraudsters can generate convincing deepfake voices with only a few seconds of publicly available audio.
🔹 Telecom vulnerabilities allow spoofed calls to appear legitimate, undermining traditional security checks.
🔹 Real cases ranging from a US$243K corporate scam in the UK to an $18.5M stablecoin theft in Hong Kong show the devastating financial impact.

This report combines real-world cases, a live CNA experiment, and defense strategies for corporations, telecom providers, and individuals to counter the next wave of AI-driven social engineering.

Download the report.

#CyberSecurity #Deepfake #FightAgainstCybercrime

We are proud to announce our contribution in supporting the Spanish Guardia Civil in dismantling the "GXC Team," a sophisticated Crime-as-a-Service ecosystem.

This operation led to the arrest of the mastermind, "GoogleXcoder," who provided AI-powered phishing kits and Android malware to criminals, targeting financial institutions and citizens across Spain and beyond. Our intelligence was crucial in connecting digital traces to the threat actor.

This case underscores the dangerous evolution of AI in cybercrime and the critical need for public-private partnerships to protect the digital ecosystem. Read the full press release.

#ThreatIntelligence #FinTech #CyberSecurity #FightAgainstCybercrime

89% of IT departments allow bring-your-own-device policies. At the same time 46% of compromised systems are unmanaged devices mixing personal and corporate accounts.

But how do you detect threats from unmanaged devices if you only monitor the perimeter?

This is the problem with many NDR deployments. They cover north-south traffic, but miss the internal connections where credential theft and lateral movement unfold.

Group-IB’s new blog post explains what real internal visibility looks like and why it matters.

#CyberSecurity #NDR #EndpointProtection #DataSecurity #ThreatDetection #FightAgainstCybercrime

We are proud to unveil our first Cyber Fusion Center in the Asia-Pacific region, located within the Digital Crime Resistance Center, Singapore.

The Cyber Fusion Center integrates core capabilities, including Threat Intelligence, Digital Forensics & Incident Response, Managed XDR, Attack Surface Management, Digital Risk Protection, and Fraud Protection, into one unified, intelligence-driven ecosystem.

Unlike conventional SOCs, the Cyber Fusion Center delivers proactive, AI-powered threat hunting and fraud prevention, giving organizations real-time visibility and rapid response across their digital environments. Read the full announcement.

#CyberFusionCenter #ThreatIntelligence #ManagedXDR #FraudPrevention #FightAgainstCybercrime

Group-IB has uncovered a coordinated scam operation exploiting verified Google Ads, deepfake videos, and fake news outlets to impersonate Singapore’s government officials and noted public figures in a fraudulent investment campaign known as the “Immediate Era” scam.

Our latest Threat Intelligence Report details how this operation leveraged:
🔹28 verified Google advertiser accounts targeting Singapore users
🔹Over 50 intermediary redirect domains to evade detection
🔹Fabricated media sites mimicking CNA and Yahoo! News
🔹AI-generated deepfakes used to build false credibility

This case highlights a new era of organized, cross-border financial fraud, where legitimacy is simulated through verified platforms and regulatory loopholes. Read the full technical breakdown here.

#CyberSecurity #DeepfakeAwareness #ScamAlert #FightAgainstCybercrime

Group-IB Threat Intelligence has uncovered a global phishing campaign orchestrated by MuddyWater (TA450). The phishing campaign targeted international organizations and more than 100 governments worldwide to gather foreign intelligence using the Phoenix V4 malware.

Key highlights:
🔹 Over 100 governments and international organizations targeted globally
🔹 Use of FakeUpdate injector and Phoenix v4 malware with new persistence methods
🔹 Integration of legitimate RMM tools (Action1, PDQ) and a custom Chromium credential stealer
🔹 C2 infrastructure hosted behind Cloudflare and active for just five days, indicating strong OPSEC discipline

This campaign highlights how MuddyWater continues to evolve its tradecraft, blending social engineering, custom malware, and legitimate tools to gather foreign intelligence.

Read the full technical analysis here.

#ThreatIntelligence #APT #Phishing #MuddyWater #CyberSecurity #MalwareAnalysis

Investment scams are no longer isolated schemes, they have evolved into industrialized, multi-actor fraud networks operating at a global scale.

Key highlights:
🔹 A shared centralized backend powers hundreds of fake trading platforms, linked through recurring API endpoints, reused SSL certificates, and identical admin panels.
🔹 Chatbots act as automated operators screening victims, simulating support, and distributing payment instructions that expose valuable artifacts for attribution.
🔹 Fraud groups exploit weak KYB/KYC processes using forged documents and biometric bypass services traded on Telegram to open mule accounts.
🔹 Auxiliary infrastructure such as chat simulators and exposed admin panels fabricates investor activity and leaves technical footprints that analysts can pivot on.

Our report maps the Victim Manipulation Flow, details the infrastructure links, and exposes the mechanics behind the illusion.

Read the full technical report.

#InvestmentScams #Cybersecurity

🚨 New technical deep-dive: “Ghosts in / proc” 🚨

Attackers are no longer just hiding files, they are rewriting what the OS shows. Our new research demonstrates how adversaries manipulate Linux’s / proc filesystem to spoof process names and corrupt forensic timelines, effectively making malicious activity look benign.

Key Highlights:
🔹Malicious processes spoofing / proc/<pid>/cmdline so tools like ps and top report harmless names
🔹Timeline corruption via modified / proc/<pid>/stat start times processes can appear to start in the future
🔹When / proc is trusted in isolation, triage, timeline stitching, and attribution can all fail
🔹Full lab walkthrough, indicators, and practical mitigations included

🔗 Read the full analysis here.

#ThreatIntel #LinuxSecurity #DFIR #CyberSecurity #IncidentResponse

🚨Uncovering a Multi-Stage Phishing Kit Targeting Italy’s Infrastructure

Phishing has evolved, becoming industrialized, automated, and powered by underground ecosystems that mirror legitimate SaaS businesses.

Our latest investigation exposes a professional phishing framework impersonating Aruba S.p.A., Italy’s major IT and web services provider.

The key findings:
🔹 Multi-stage kit automating every phase of the attack from CAPTCHA evasion to OTP interception
🔹 Pre-filled login URLs designed to increase credibility and lower suspicion
🔹 Fake payment pages harvesting full credit card and 3D Secure/OTP data
🔹 Telegram bots used for real-time exfiltration and backup data logging
🔹 Evidence of Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) scaling fraud through automation and community support

Phishing may be one of the oldest cyber threats, but today, it operates like a fully industrialized ecosystem.

🧩 Read the full technical analysis here.

#ThreatIntelligence #CyberSecurity #Phishing #CyberCrime

🚨 New Threat Report Released: UNC2891 — ATM Threats Never Die

A financially motivated threat actor infiltrated banking networks using a Raspberry Pi connected to an ATM switch, deployed custom malware like CAKETAP and SLAPSTICK, and maintained undetected access for years.

From DNS tunneling to money mule recruitment via Telegram see how modern attackers operate.

🔗 Get the full breakdown of UNC2891’s TTPs, malware analysis, and incident response insights.

#CyberSecurity #ThreatIntelligence #ATMThreats #FinancialSecurity

🚨Bloody Wolf Expands Across Central Asia 🚨

Since June 2025, Group-IB analysts have been tracking a rapidly evolving campaign by Bloody Wolf, an APT group weaponizing trusted government identities to deliver lightweight but highly effective JAR-based loaders.

By impersonating Ministries of Justice and abusing legitimate remote-access software like NetSupport Manager, the group has quietly scaled its operations from Kyrgyzstan to Uzbekistan supported by geo-fenced infrastructure, tailored lures, and a custom JAR generator designed for stealth and persistence.

Key highlights:
🔹 Their spear-phishing techniques and localized PDF lures
🔹 How custom JAR loaders deploy NetSupport RAT
🔹 Infrastructure masquerading as government portals
🔹 Multi-layered persistence and evasion methods
🔹 IOCs, MITRE mapping, & defensive recommendations

Bloody Wolf shows how low-cost tools & precise social engineering can evolve into regionally impactful cyber operations. Read the full analysis.

#CyberSecurity #BloodyWolf

🚨 New launch: Fraud moves fast. Now defense does too.

Announcing the Cyber Fraud Intelligence Platform: real-time, privacy-preserving fraud intelligence sharing for banks, payment providers, e-commerce, gaming, and telecoms.
🔹Share risk signals on suspicious activity, not just confirmed fraud. 
🔹Stop APP fraud & mule networks before funds are lost. 
🔹GDPR-compliant, Bureau Veritas verified. 
🔹Personal data never leaves your organization.

Collective problem. Collective defense.

📄 Read the press release here.
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#CFIP #Cybersecurity #GDPR #AppFraud

Group-IB’s latest threat report exposes the full scale of GoldFactory’s mobile fraud operation, one of the most technically advanced campaigns currently targeting APAC.

Key insights:
🔹A surge of 300+ modified banking apps, patched with injected modules to bypass security and retain full legitimate functionality
🔹Over 11,000 device infections traced through Group-IB Fraud Protection telemetry
🔹A unified ecosystem of loaders (Gigabud, Remo, MMRat) delivering secondary payloads such as SkyHook
🔹New Gigaflower variant features experimental OCR and QR code scanning to auto-extract ID card data.
🔹Infrastructure overlaps linking open directories and shared S3 buckets hosting malicious binaries

This report reveals how GoldFactory has industrialized mobile fraud by weaponizing legitimate apps and what defenders need to know now. Read the full analysis.

#MobileBanking #CyberSecurity #APACThreats #BankingMalware #GoldFactory

As digital lending accelerates in Uzbekistan, cybercriminals are exploiting verification gaps, low financial awareness, and social engineering to weaponize online credit services at scale turning personal identity into a profitable attack surface.

Key Highlights:
🔹 Online credit fraud cases surged 42% in 2024 compared to 2023
🔹 34% of incidents involved fraudsters posing as bank or government officials
🔹 Microcredits are approved using stolen passport, FaceID, and OTP data
🔹 Scammers deploy Telegram bots and SMS-stealers to bypass authentication
🔹 New regulations now allow victims to be exempt from repaying fraudulent loans

Our latest analysis breaks down the evolving fraud ecosystem, the social engineering tactics behind it, and the controls financial institutions must implement to stay ahead.

Read the full report here.

#FraudIntelligence #ThreatIntel #DigitalFraud #SocialEngineering #CyberSecurity

Group-IB’s Red Team has identified two previously unknown zero-day vulnerabilities in widely used enterprise platforms: Cisco UCCX and IBM Sterling.

Following responsible disclosure, both vendors validated the findings and released security updates to protect their customers.

This discovery highlights the strength of Group-IB’s approach to rigorous, dependable, and attributable analysis. By leveraging deep empirical threat intelligence to replicate highly advanced attacks, our teams reveal critical risks that many other security assessments overlook.

Full technical details are available in our press release.

#CyberSecurity #ZeroDay #VulnerabilityAssessment #ThreatIntelligence #EnterpriseSecurity #SecurityUpdates #FightAgainstCybercrime

🚨Android-based financial fraud in Uzbekistan has entered a new stage of operational maturity, with threat actors shifting from simple SMS stealers to sophisticated, multi-stage infection chains built around stealthy droppers, advanced obfuscation, and automated infrastructure.

Key Highlights:
🔹Over $2M stolen by a single tracked group since January 2025
🔹Two primary dropper families, MidnightDat and RoundRift, were identified using native decryption and encrypted asset storage.
🔹Wonderland, a new SMS stealer with bidirectional WebSocket C₂, enables real-time command execution, SMS sending, and USSD control.
🔹Telegram remains the central distribution channel, fueled by stolen sessions sold on dark web markets.
🔹Thousands of unique samples generated through automated build pipelines to evade signature-based detection

🔗 Read the full analysis here.

#ThreatIntelligence #AndroidMalware

💸 “Easy money. Simple tasks. Work from your phone.”

Our latest analysis exposes a coordinated wave of fake online job ads sweeping across the Middle-East and Africa region. These aren't isolated scams, they are a large-scale, organized operation exploiting the demand for remote work to steal personal data and funds.

Key insights from our investigation:
🔹 Over 1,500 fraudulent job ads identified in 2025, impersonating trusted e-commerce platforms, banks, and even government ministries.
🔹 Ads are highly localized, using Arabic dialects and regional currencies to appear authentic.
🔹 Victims are funneled from social media into private Telegram and WhatsApp groups, where sensitive information and upfront “deposits” are collected.
🔹The scam infrastructure includes fake registration portals, cloned branding, and repeat behavioral patterns among attackers.

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#CyberSecurity #OnlineScams #MENA #Phishing #DigitalRisk #FraudPrevention #ThreatIntelligence