Silent Librarian APT Targeting Universities with Spear Phishing Attacks

Silent Librarian APT Targeting Universities with Spear Phishing Attacks

Security researchers discovered that an APT group known as “Silent Librarian” is actively targeting universities with spear phishing attacks. Malwarebytes learned in mid-September that Silent Librarian, also known as “TA407” and “COBALT ...
Silent Librarian University Attacks Continue Unabated in Days Following Indictment

Silent Librarian University Attacks Continue Unabated in Days Following Indictment

On Friday, March 23, nine Iranian threat actors were indicted for stealing massive quantities of data from universities, businesses, and governments all over the world ...
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Silent Librarian: More to the Story of the Iranian Mabna Institute Indictment

Last Friday, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced the indictment of nine Iranians who worked for an organization named the Mabna Institute. According to prosecutors, the defendants stole more than 31 terabytes ...