Google Warns of New Threat Group Targeting BPOs and Helpdesks

(Phil Muncaster – Infosecurity Magazine) A new threat group is targeting business process outsourcers (BPOs) and large enterprises for extortion using live chat channels, Google has warned. Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) principal threat analyst, Austin Larsen, said UNC6783 is a financially motivated threat cluster that may be tied to the “Raccoon” persona. The group has targeted several dozen “high-value corporate entities” across multiple sectors – focusing mainly on their BPOs, but sometimes also hitting their in-house helpdesk and support teams directly. The end goal is to steal sensitive data for extortion, Larsen explained. – Google Warns of New Threat Group Targeting BPOs and Helpdesks – Infosecurity Magazine