Sophisticated Single-Day Phishing Operation Targets Ukraine Aid Organizations
A sophisticated spear phishing campaign targeted humanitarian organizations supporting Ukraine and regional government administrations in a coordinated single-day attack. Security analysts identified a multi-stage operation using fake CAPTCHA pages to deploy remote access malware from Russian-controlled infrastructure.
Coordinated Cyber Attack Against Humanitarian Sector
International aid organizations involved in Ukraine relief efforts and multiple Ukrainian regional governments were targeted by an elaborate single-day spear phishing campaign, according to a recent SentinelOne security report. The operation, dubbed PhantomCaptcha by researchers, was conducted on October 8 and deployed a sophisticated WebSocket remote access Trojan (RAT) capable of remote command execution, data theft, and additional malware deployment.