Pierluigi Paganini
March 11, 2025
The APT group SideWinder targets maritime and logistics companies across South and Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. Kaspersky researchers warn that the APT group SideWinder (also known as Razor Tiger, Rattlesnake, and T-APT-04) is targeting maritime, logistics, nuclear, telecom, and IT sectors across South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. SideWinder (also […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 10, 2025
Microsoft researchers reported that North Korea-linked APT tracked as Moonstone Sleet has employed the Qilin ransomware in limited attacks. Microsoft observed a North Korea-linked APT group, tracked as Moonstone Sleet, deploying Qilin ransomware in limited attacks since February 2025. The APT group uses Qilin ransomware after previously using custom ransomware. “Moonstone Sleet has previously exclusively […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 06, 2025
China-linked Lotus Blossom APT targets governments and industries in Asian countries with new Sagerunex backdoor variants. Talos researchers linked China-backed Lotus Blossom APT (also known as Elise and Esile) to multiple campaigns targeting organizations in sectors such as government, manufacturing, telecommunications and media with the Sagerunex backdoor. The victims of the attacks are in the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 05, 2025
Microsoft warns that China-backed APT Silk Typhoon linked to US Treasury hack, is now targeting global IT supply chains, using IT firms to spy and move laterally. Microsoft reported that China-linked APT group Silk Typhoon has shifted tactics to target IT solutions like remote management tools and cloud apps for initial access. Silk Typhoon is […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 04, 2025
US CISA confirms no change in defense against Russian cyber threats despite the Trump administration’s pause on offensive operations. US CISA stated there is no change in defending against Russian cyber threats, despite the Trump administration’s temporary pause on offensive cyber operations. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has recently ordered US Cyber Command to pause […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 27, 2025
The FBI confirmed that North Korea is responsible for the record-breaking cyber heist at the crypto exchange Bybit. FBI links the recent Bybit hack to North Korea-linked group TraderTraitor as details of the $1.5B cyber heist emerge. Last week, the crypto exchange Bybit suffered a sophisticated cyberattack, threat actors transferred over 400,000 ETH and stETH […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 26, 2025
A Ghostwriter campaign using a new variant of PicassoLoader targets opposition activists in Belarus, and Ukrainian military and government organizations. SentinelLABS observed a new Ghostwriter campaign targeting Belarusian opposition activists and Ukrainian military and government entities with a new variant of PicassoLoader. The campaign has been active since late 2024, threat actors used weaponized Microsoft […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 25, 2025
The European Union sanctioned the leader of North Korea-linked APT groups for aiding Russia in its war against Ukraine. The European Union announced sanctions against entities aiding Russia in the ongoing conflict with Ukraine, including Lee Chang Ho, who is the leader of North Korea-linked APT groups. Lee Chang Ho coordinated North Korean soldiers in […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 23, 2025
Crypto exchange Bybit was the victim of a sophisticated attack, and threat actors stole $1.5B worth of cryptocurrency from one of the companyâs offline wallets. Crypto exchange Bybit suffered a sophisticated cyberattack, threat actors transferred over 400,000 ETH and stETH worth more than $1.5 billion to an unidentified address. The Bybit hack is the largest cryptocurrency […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 20, 2025
China-linked cyber espionage group Salt Typhoon uses custom malware JumbledPath to on spy U.S. telecom providers. Cisco Talos researchers reported that China-linked APT group Salt Typhoon uses a custom-built utility, dubbed JumbledPath, to spy on network traffic of U.S. telecommunication providers. China-linked APT group Salt Typhoon (also known as FamousSparrow and GhostEmperor) and has been active since at least 2019 and […]
