New nation-state campaigns target government, banking and healthcare

Researchers at secure browser company Menlo Security have uncovered three new nation-state campaigns employing highly evasive and adaptive threat (HEAT) attack techniques. In a 90-day period, the campaigns -- LegalQloud, Eqooqp, and Boomer -- compromised at least 40,000 high-value users, including C-suite executives from major banking institutions, financial powerhouses, insurance giants, legal firms, government agencies, and healthcare providers. 'This year, state-sponsored cyberattacks such as these have impacted at least one-third of American citizens,' says Andrew Harding, vice president of security strategy at Menlo Security. 'State-sponsored cyberattacks are a looming cloud over security leaders, and our research shows that they have… [Continue Reading]