The threat actor TA415 is targeting U.S. economic policy experts with a sophisticated cyber espionage campaign utilizing Visual Studio Code remote tunnels for long-term access. Attackers employ spear-phishing with malicious archives that launch a Python loader, establishing persistent backdoor connections and exfiltrating data through cloud services. This evolved technique now embeds the malicious loader directly within the initial archive, increasing stealth and efficiency.
Latest mentioned: 09-17
Earliest mentioned: 09-17