Jewelbug

Jewelbug APT Balances State Espionage and Cryptocurrency Theft via Shared Web Panel

Dark Reading reports that the Jewelbug APT group, described as hackers-for-hire, conducts both state-sponsored cyber espionage and financially motivated cryptocurrency theft operations from the same web panel infrastructure. The dual-use approach allows the threat actor to balance intelligence collection with financial gain, potentially affecting government and cryptocurrency entities. Specific exploitation methods, victim counts, and financial losses remain unconfirmed and require further verification.