BlackBerry researchers disclosed that a major U.S.-based multinational automaker had been targeted by the FIN7 hacking group in a spear-phishing attack late last year that sought to facilitate systems compromise with the Anunak malware, BleepingComputer reports. Such an intrusion involved the deployment of spear-phishing emails aimed at the automaker’s IT department employees that included links redirecting to a typosquatted version of a legitimate Advanced IP Scanner, which again redirected to a now-offline site that downloaded the weaponized installer, the report showed.

Source: SC Magazine