Malicious Telegram bot Telekopye has been leveraged by suspected Russian threat operation Neanderthals to create fraudulent links, web pages, and QR codes, as well as deliver SMS messages and convincing images in its phishing campaigns, The Hacker News reports. Attacks by Neanderthals involve luring victims into clicking a malicious link, which would redirect to a fake credit/debit card page seeking their financial information to facilitate fund exfiltration efforts, an ESET report revealed.

Source: SC Magazine