The number of senior business executives stymied by an ongoing phishing campaign continues to rise with cybercriminals registering hundreds of cloud account takeovers (ATOs) since spinning it up in November.
Researchers from Proofpoint listed many C-suite roles as prime targets for the unnamed attackers, as well as other senior positions such as VPs, sales directors, and finance managers. The customers caught out by the scam were not listed.
The overarching goal, as with all these types of assaults, is to gain access to as many privileged accounts as possible and tap into all the resources available for follow-on crimes.
