Mixing cybercrime and cyberespionage – Week in security with Tony Anscombe | WeLiveSecurity

It’s
rather
rare
to
find
a
cybercrime
group
that
ventures
into
cyberespionage,
which
alone
makes
new
ESET
research
all
the
more
interesting.
According
to
ESET
experts,
a
cybercrime
group
known
as
Asylum
Ambuscade
–
which
usually
targets
individuals,
SMBs,
bank
customers,
and
cryptocurrency
traders
in
North
America
and
Europe
–
has
added
cyberespionage
to
its
activities.
The
group
has
been
spotted
taking
aim
at
government
officials
in
several
European
countries
bordering
Ukraine
and
earlier
also
government
officials
and
employees
of
state-owned
companies
in
Central
Asian
countries
and
Armenia.

Make
sure
to
read
our
blog
to
find
out
more: Asylum
Ambuscade:
crimeware
or
cyberespionage?

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Andy Curtis is an award-winning security consultant, researcher and public speaker. He has been working in the computer security industry since the early 1990s, having been employed by state and federal government, leading healthcare and banking providers across three continents. He has given talks about computer security for some of the world’s largest companies, worked with law enforcement agencies on investigations into hacking groups, and is a regular voice on TV and radio explaining IT security threats.

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