Phishing campaigns target critical infrastructure

FROM THE HILL — The Department of Homeland Security is warning critical infrastructure providers of a malicious spear-phishing campaign, according to an agency report released last week.

Advanced persistent threat (APT) actors are sending bogus emails to government facilities and chemical, critical manufacturing and energy companies, DHS said. The emails link to Web sites hosting malicious files that help the hackers infiltrate users’ networks. 

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