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Hacking techniques dont have to be particularly advanced to be successful.

Case in point - Lazy Koala.

Password Security

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Nothing about this group is notably progressive or sophisticated, but it is achieving outstanding results.

Exfiltration via Telegram

So far, almost 900 accounts have been compromised, the researchers said.

The files being distributed in these phishing attacks deploy a primitive password stealermalware.

The infostealer then grabs the files and exfiltrates them via telegram bots.

The person handling these bots is called Koala, giving PT ESC the idea behind the name.

“The calling card of the new group is this: ‘harder doesn’t mean better.’

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