Bitdefender researchers recently uncovered a sophisticated APT-style attack targeting an international architectural and video production company. The attack shows signs of industrial espionage, similar to another of Bitdefender\u2019s recent investigations of the StrongPity APT group. The real-estate industry is highly competitive, and information exfiltrated by APT mercenary group can give negotiation advantages to other players in high-profile real-estate contracts.\nWhile APT groups traditionally could only be afforded by governments or were financially motivated purely out of self-interest, they recently appear to have become a commodity.\nJoining us in this week's Research Saturday to discuss the research is Global Cybersecurity Researcher\xa0Liviu Arsene from Bitdefender.\nThe research can be found here:\xa0\nAPT Hackers for Hire Used for Industrial Espionage\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices