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UNC6671 Vishing Attacks Target Personal Phones to Steal SaaS Data

The Hacker Newsby @TheHackersNews ()7 min read4 · 1 read
Part of a story covered by 2 sourcesIT Help-Desk Vishing Crews Hijack Microsoft 365 and SaaS Accounts in Multi-Brand Extortion OperationMerged summary & timeline
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Google and Mandiant attribute vishing-based SaaS data extortion attacks to UNC6671, now operating under the Redact, Pink, Helix, and Falcon brands.

Google Threat Intelligence Group and Mandiant track extortion group UNC6671, which uses vishing calls impersonating IT help desks to lure employees to adversary-in-the-middle phishing pages that capture credentials, MFA tokens, and session tokens. The group then registers adversary-controlled MFA devices, pivots through identity providers into Microsoft 365, Okta, and other SaaS applications, and runs automated Python and PowerShell exfiltration scripts. UNC6671 has rotated through extortion brands including BlackFile, Redact, Pink, Helix, and Falcon, and Google tracked over $10.6 million in Bitcoin payments between January 7 and May 12, 2026, with initial demands exceeding $3 million. The actor has hit dozens of organizations in North America, Australia, and the UK, shifting toward high-value financial and legal firms in July 2026.

Key facts
  • Vishing calls spoof IT help desks and target employees on personal mobile devices.
  • AitM pages steal credentials, MFA tokens, and session tokens in real time.
  • Adversary-registered MFA devices and stolen sessions give entry to entire SaaS ecosystems.
  • Multiple extortion brands likely aid monetization, negotiation compartmentalization, and tracking evasion.
  • Google tracked $10.6M in Bitcoin payments to UNC6671-linked wallets; demands exceed $3M.
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7 min read at thehackernews.com

A recent wave of cyber attacks targeting financial services, private equity, and professional services has been attributed to a data extortion group known as UNC6671 . "UNC6671 continues to rely on voice phishing (vishing) to target enterprise employees, posing as IT help desk staff facilitating mandatory, urgent security migrations.

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