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Digital Pirates: How Russia, China, and Cyber-Gangs Can Hijack a Supertanker and Collapse Global Trade

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          🌍 Geopolitical & OT Security Analysis           Digital Pirates: How Russia, China, and Cyber-Gangs Can Hijack a Supertanker and Collapse Global Trade         By CyberDudeBivash • October 03, 2025 • Strategic Threat Report         cyberdudebivash.com |       cyberbivash.blogspot.com           Disclosure: This is a strategic analysis for leaders in government, defense, and critical infrastructure sectors. It contains affiliate links to relevant security solutions and training. Your support helps fund our independent research.   Executive Briefing: Table of Contents       Chapter 1: The 21st Century Chokepoint — A New Era of Piracy     Chapter 2: The Floating Datacenter — A Supertanker's Attack Surface     Chapter 3: The Kill Chain — From a Phished Captain to a Hijacked Rudde...

UNC6040: The Vishing-to-OAuth Attack Chain - A Threat Analysis Report By CyberDudeBivash

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        UNC6040: The Vishing-to-OAuth Attack Chain - A Threat Analysis Report By CyberDudeBivash     By CyberDudeBivash • October 02, 2025, 10:35 AM IST • APT Threat Intelligence Report   Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is the bedrock of modern identity security, but threat actors are evolving. We are tracking an emerging threat actor, designated **UNC6040**, that is successfully bypassing MFA protections through a sophisticated attack chain that combines old-school social engineering with modern cloud application abuse. This **"Vishing-to-OAuth"** campaign targets corporate users of Microsoft 365. Instead of trying to steal passwords, the attacker's goal is to trick the victim into granting persistent, privileged access to a malicious OAuth application. This technique grants the attacker access to the victim's email and files, completely bypassing the need for passwords or future MFA prompts. This is a deep-dive analysis of the TTPs used by ...