This tactic is known as a watering hole attack, in which a legit site that valuable netizens often visit is compromised so it can be used to in turn compromise those targets. You may remember ...

In addition to using advanced malware and spear-phishing tactics, the group is also known for using “watering hole” attacks, where it infects websites that are known to be frequented by targets.

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. In an analysis by Clement Lecigne and Josh Atkins from Google’s ...

Bitter employs two primary attack strategies: spear phishing and watering hole attacks. Spear phishing involves sending targeted individuals bait documents or links via email, which, when opened ...

The new offensive uses 'watering hole' attacks, where attackers embed malicious code on genuine websites that are likely to be visited by the targets. Once someone lands on the website the code ...