Cyberespionage groups increasingly target journalists and media organizations

Cyberespionage groups increasingly target journalists and media organizations

Since early 2021 researchers have observed multiple attack campaigns by state-sponsored advanced persistent threat (APT) groups aimed at journalists and the media organizations they work for. The attacks targeted their work emails and social media accounts and often followed journalists' coverage of stories that painted certain regimes in a bad light or were timed to sensitive political events in the U.S.

Journalists have always been an appealing target for spies due to the access they have to sensitive information and the trust that organizations and individuals generally place in them, which is why it's imperative for members of the media to undergo online security training and be aware of the techniques used by state-linked hackers.

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Since early 2021 researchers have observed multiple attack campaigns by state-sponsored advanced persistent threat (APT) groups aimed at journalists and the media organizations they work for. The attacks targeted their work emails and social media accounts and often followed journalists' coverage of stories that painted certain regimes in a bad light or were timed to sensitive political events in the U.S.Journalists have always been an appealing target for spies due to the access they have to sensitive information and the trust that organizations and individuals generally place in them, which is why it's imperative for members of the media to undergo online security training and be aware of the techniques used by state-linked hackers.To read this article in full, please click here