Threat Advisory

OPERA1ER APT Hackers Targeted Dozens of Financial Organizations in Africa

Threat: APT
Criticality: High
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Security experts have uncovered a long-running campaign by a French-speaking threat group named OPERA1ER, that has stolen millions from banks and telcos. Over a period, OPERA1ER has carried out successful attacks on multiple organizations located across 15 countries. The attacker uses sophisticated spear-phishing emails as lures to target the organizations. The attacker’s aim is to steal banking credentials and perform money theft.

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Security experts have uncovered a long-running campaign by a French-speaking threat group named OPERA1ER, that has stolen millions from banks and telcos. Over a period, OPERA1ER has carried out successful attacks on multiple organizations located across 15 countries. The attacker uses sophisticated spear-phishing emails as lures to target the organizations. The attacker’s aim is to steal banking credentials and perform money theft.

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References:

The following reports contain further technical details:

https://thehackernews.com/2022/11/researchers-detail-opera1er-apt-attacks.html

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https://blog.group-ib.com/opera1er-apt

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