Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

The cyber espionage landscape continues to evolve in sophistication and stealth—and among the more notable actors is APT-C-60. In recent months, this adversary has significantly escalated its tactics by leveraging zero-day vulnerabilities and orchestrating multi-stage campaigns to deploy the SpyGlace back-door.

I received this email the other day to my personal email account. It is a “Security Alert” from “Microsoft Helpdesk.” Oh, my! Not only is Microsoft holding five emails headed to me, but my “subscription” is expiring on the same day. The “Unsubscribe” link was just a graphic, no URL. The URL to the main button, “Review All Held Messages results” was linked to the following path (shown below): That is clearly not Microsoft or microsoft.com.

A phishing campaign is targeting LastPass users with phony notifications informing users that someone has notified the company of the user’s death and is trying to gain access to their account. The emails have the subject line, “Legacy Request Opened (URGENT IF YOU ARE NOT DECEASED).” LastPass describes the following attack flow: Notably, the attackers are also calling recipients of the emails and posing as LastPass representatives, adding another layer of legitimacy to the campaign.

When it comes to managing cyber risk, the financial sector is squarely at the top of the food chain. It’s simple economics (and the plot of many movies): financial institutions have the money, and cybercriminals are always looking for ways to take it. As a result, institutions have invested heavily in strengthening their internal systems and cybersecurity controls. Those investments have paid off.

For many organizations, vendor risk management (VRM) feels like an endless chase—gathering evidence, trudging through questionnaires, wrangling spreadsheets. Add expanding risk surfaces and new scrutiny from AI-driven regulations and customers, and it’s no wonder teams feel overwhelmed.