ZeroFox Weekly Intelligence Brief – May 3, 2025

ZeroFox Weekly Intelligence Brief – May 3, 2025

ZeroFox’s Weekly Intelligence Briefing highlights the major developments and trends across the threat landscape, including digital, cyber, and physical threats. ZeroFox Intelligence is derived from a variety of sources, including—but not limited to—curated open-source accesses, vetted social media, proprietary data sources, and direct access to threat actors and groups through covert communication channels. Information relied upon to complete any report cannot always be independently verified. As such, ZeroFox applies rigorous analytic standards and tradecraft in accordance with best practices and includes caveat language and source citations to clearly identify the veracity of our Intelligence reporting and substantiate our assessments and recommendations. All sources used in this particular Intelligence product were identified prior to 6:00 AM (EDT) on May 1, 2025; per cyber hygiene best practices, caution is advised when clicking on any third-party links.

Read the Brief

View the full report here

International Operation Dismantles JokerOTP Phishing Tool; Two Arrested

What we know:

• An international operation dismantling JokerOTP, a phishing tool used to intercept two-factor authentication (2FA) codes, resulted in two arrests.
• The tool enabled cybercriminals to steal over GBP 7.5 million (approx. USD 9 million).
• The criminals face several charges, including money laundering, blackmail, and more.

ToyMaker Powers Double Extortion Attacks with LAGTOY Malware

What we know:

• Initial access broker “ToyMaker” has been reportedly compromising systems using custom malware called LAGTOY (aka HOLERUN) and selling network access to ransomware groups like CACTUS for double extortion attacks.

Original BreachForums Domain Releases Update on Forum’s Fate

What we know:

• On April 28, 2025, ZeroFox observed an admin message update on the original BreachForums domain breachforums[.]st claiming that the infrastructure had been shut down due to the presence of a MyBB zero-day exploit.