FIN4 — APT Profile
FIN4 is a financially-motivated threat group that has targeted confidential information related to the public financial market, particularly regarding healthcare and pharmaceutical companies, since at least 2013. FIN4 is unique in that they do not infect victims with typical persistent malware, but rather they focus on capturing credentials authorized to access email and other non-public correspondence.Also tracked as
WOLF SPIDER, G0085
Vendor research
- Hacking the Street? FIN4 Likely Playing the Market Vengerik, B. & Dennesen, K.
- Hacking the Street? FIN4 Likely Playing the Market Vengerik, B. et al.
- FIN4: Stealing Insider Information for an Advantage in Stock Trading? FireEye
- Hacking the Street? FIN4 Likely Playing the Market FireEye