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World governments hit by covert spear phishing attacks

Spear phishing threat alert

When foreign affairs ministries in Europe and North America received an official-looking email this past February, few guessed it contained malware ready to attack their systems and expose potentially sensitive information.

Bell’s Cyber Threat Intelligence team learned this threat was highly active in Canada, and that Fancy Bear, a well-known hacker group, was believed to be behind these attacks.

Learn more from Bell’s analysis of this threat, including prevention strategies your business can follow.

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