Cybercriminals Target African Financial Institutions Using Open-Source Tools
CybersecurityAfricaFinancial InstitutionsOpen-SourceCyberattacksPalo Alto NetworksUnit 42Criminal ActivityClusterCybercrime
Since July 2023, cyberattacks have been targeting financial institutions in Africa using a mix of open-source and public tools to maintain access. Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 is tracking this activity under the name CL-CRI-1014, where "CL" stands for "cluster" and "CRI" represents "criminal motivation". The technical details and real impacts are not specified in the article.