How Tortoiseshell created a fake veteran hiring website to host malware
released on 2019-09-24 @ 03:06:43 PM
Cisco Talos recently discovered a threat actor attempting to take advantage of Americans who may be seeking a job, especially military veterans. The actor, previously identified by Symantec as Tortoiseshell, deployed a website called hxxp://hiremilitaryheroes[.]com that posed as a website to help U.S. military veterans find jobs. The URL is strikingly close to the legitimate service from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, https://www.hiringourheroes.org. The site prompted users to download an app, which was actually a malware downloader, deploying malicious spying tools and other malware.