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New ForumTroll Phishing Attacks Target Russian Scholars Using Fake eLibrary Emails

The Hacker Newsby @TheHackersNews ()3 min read1
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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2023-38035
Authentication Bypass in Ivanti Sentry (MobileIron Sentry) Admin Interface
9.8100%KEVRansomwarePoC
KEV
CVE-2024-21887
Command Injection RCE in Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure
9.1100%KEVRansomwarePoC
KEV
CVE-2025-2783
Sandbox Escape via Mojo Handle Flaw in Google Chrome on Windows (CVE-2025-2783)
8.39%KEV
KEV
CVE-2025-4428
+1 related CVE
Authenticated Code Injection RCE in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) API
8.8
group max
88%KEV
KEV
CVE-2025-53770
Unauthenticated Deserialization RCE in Microsoft SharePoint Server on-premises
9.8100%KEVRansomwarePoC ×3
KEV

Indicators of compromise

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domainelibrary.rurs also hosted a copy of the legitimate eLibrary homepage ("elibrary[.]ru") on the bogus domain to maintain the ruse. The emails in
domaine-library.wikic library, with the messages sent from the address "support@e-library[.]wiki." The domain was registered in March 2025, six months bef

From the original article

3 min read at thehackernews.com

The threat actor linked to Operation ForumTroll has been attributed to a fresh set of phishing attacks targeting individuals within Russia, according to Kaspersky. The Russian cybersecurity vendor said it detected the new activity in October 2025. The origins of the threat actor are presently unknown.

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