Understanding the DuckTail Threat Actor’s Recent Attacks on Middle East

Category	Details
Threat Actors	DuckTail (Vietnam-based)
Campaign Overview	Targeting digital marketing firms, primarily in the Middle East, using phishing, social engineering, and malware to compromise social media business accounts.
Target Regions (Or Victims)	Middle East, Digital marketing firms
Methodology	Phishing campaigns, social engineering (fake job offers), use of advanced malware, exploitation of cloud services and AI platforms (ChatGPT, Google Bard).
Product Targeted	Social media business accounts (Facebook, TikTok, Google Ads)
Malware Reference	Advanced malware distributed via cloud services and AI platforms
Tools Used	Phishing, social engineering, cloud services, AI platforms (ChatGPT, Google Bard), private residential proxy services
Vulnerabilities Exploited	Social engineering, compromised social media business accounts
TTPs	– Social engineering via LinkedIn fake profiles – Phishing through job offers – Exploiting AI platforms for malware delivery – Using residential proxies for stealth
Attribution	Vietnam-based threat actor group
Recommendations	– Enhanced employee training on phishing and social engineering – Advanced threat detection tools – Collaboration and information sharing among regional cybersecurity bodies
Source	WithSecure, cybersecurity research

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