Threat actor UAC-0255 impersonate CERT-UA to spread AGEWHEEZE malware via phishing
2026-04-02T14:51:48Z•0e4aa2a7ae6adc005fd9bdcc4cb3e5a675f60da15b009138c3673cbe252253b1
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What happened
Multiple high-impact incidents reported: a threat actor tracked as UAC-0255 impersonated CERT-UA in a large phishing campaign distributing the AGEWHEEZE malware via Files.fm (fake “security tool,” ~1M recipients); an Italian spyware vendor (SIO/Asigint) pushed a fake WhatsApp client to ~200 users containing spyware; Google patched and CISA added CVE-2026-5281 (use-after-free in WebGPU Dawn, CVSS 8.8) — an actively exploited Chrome zero-day — to its KEV catalog; the Axios npm account was hijacked and linked by Google to North Korea–linked UNC1069 to distribute RAT malware across Windows/Linux/m
Why it matters
A reviewed impact interpretation has not been published for this record.
Evidence and limitations
- Source ID
- securityaffairs
- Record identifier
- 0e4aa2a7ae6adc005fd9bdcc4cb3e5a675f60da15b009138c3673cbe252253b1
- Enrichment time
- 2026-04-02T14:51:48Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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