Marketing automation giant enlists Unit 42 to investigate smishing campaign turned data breach

While phishing attacks through email have become commonplace, smishing attacks (via text message) are also on the rise. When a successful smishing campaign by Muddled Libra on one large global marketing company enabled the tenacious threat actor to gain access into its environment, Unit 42^® was brought onto the scene to investigate.

Watch the video now to hear Chris Brewer, Unit 42 consulting director, dive into the details of this data breach and share how the Unit 42 Incident Response team’s rapid actions kept the threat actor from accessing sensitive financial data and helped the company recover from the attack. 

If you’re concerned you’ve been affected by a smishing attack and/or Muddled Libra, Unit 42 is ready to help assess your risk and remediate the incident. Call us at North America toll-free: +1.866.486.4842 (866.4.UNIT42), EMEA: +31.20.299.3130, UK: +44.20.3743.3660, APAC: +65.6983.8730, or Japan: +81.50.1790.0200, or get in touch by visiting start.paloaltonetworks.com/contact-unit42.