The FIN6 cybercrime group, which has been associated with financial breaches in the past, is now launching a sophisticated new campaign targeting corporate recruitment channels. The group, which is known as FIN6 cybercrime, has been associated with high-profile financial breaches for many years. Threat actors are now impersonating qualified job applicants by sending compelling resumes that have malicious payloads embedded in them.
In the majority of cases, these fraudulent applications are accompanied by links to phishing websites that appear legitimate, but are really just a way to trick human resources professionals into downloading malware or disclosing sensitive login information unknowingly. FIN6 uses the trust inherent in the hiring process in order to penetrate enterprise networks through human resources departments, which is regarded as a relatively low-risk vector by cybersecurity frameworks due to their trustworthiness.
As soon as attackers gain access, they establish persistent backdoors that allow them to harvest credentials, gain access to unauthorised systems, and distribute ransomware or data exfiltration tools. In addition to highlighting the growing scope of social engineering threats, this campaign also exposes a critical omission in the cybersecurity sector, as threat actors exploit the urgency and volume of modern hiring practices as a way to bypass traditional technical defences in corporate security.
With the rise of e-mail, job portals, and resume sharing platforms, the attack surface
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