Cybersecurity researchers at Proofpoint have been keeping tabs on an Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) known as TA453 and recently found the threat actor employing a phishing technique that makes use of sock puppet email accounts. Sock puppets are alternate accounts or personas used in a deceptive manner by a single actor. Proofpoint has observed

Source: Hot Hardware – How Hackers Are Using Sock Puppets To Carry Out Convincing Phishing Attacks