Check Point Research reveals that the cyber threat group Scattered Spider is expanding its attacks to include aviation and enterprise sectors, employing sophisticated phishing techniques to compromise organizations. Recent incidents, including a major breach affecting Qantas, highlight the group's tactics such as MFA fatigue and voice phishing, prompting a call for enhanced security measures across affected industries. The report outlines specific phishing domain patterns and offers defensive strategies to mitigate these emerging threats.

A recent phishing attack targeted executives in the aviation industry, leading to a significant financial loss for a customer who was tricked into paying a fraudulent invoice. The investigation revealed links to a long-standing Nigerian cybercrime group known as SilverTerrier, which specializes in business email compromise scams and has been implicated in numerous similar attacks. Experts recommend organizations familiarize themselves with the financial fraud kill chain to recover funds lost to such schemes.