The number of corporate espionage attacks is increasing. From advanced persistent threat attacks siphoning off proprietary research and intellectual property to fake social media accounts used for social engineering attacks to launch malware, enterprises' valuable information and trade secrets are being compromised.
Corporate espionage tactics have evolved with the digital revolution; criminals no longer need to break into a physical building to steal a company's crown jewels. The threat landscape for businesses has expanded alongside the adoption of new social media and digital channels. Social media platforms and channels have now become business essentials, and bad actors have taken notice.
Many of these social media platforms lie outside the traditional cybersecurity perimeter, enabling bad actors to more easily access an individual's, enterprise's, or government's information without having to worry about getting caught by traditional network security protections. For example, credible reports show that WeChat has been involved in cyber espionage campaigns, with the Chinese government using the platform to collect intelligence, monitor activity, and recruit potential spies. Beijing has even developed Trojan spyware to be distributed through WeChat, and the app has been used as a backdoor to hijack user's phones.
We've also seen damaging corporate cyber espionage campaigns conducted through LinkedIn. Last December, Operation Sharpshooter was found to be targeting nuclear, defense, energy, and financial companies, with the ultimate goal ..
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