APT

Pierluigi Paganini April 29, 2025
SentinelOne warns of threat actors targeting its systems and high-value clients

SentinelOne warns China-linked APT group PurpleHaze attempted reconnaissance on its systems and high-value clients. Cybersecurity firm SentinelOne warns that a China-linked APT group, tracked as PurpleHaze, attempted to conduct reconnaissance on its infrastructure and high-value clients. The activity suggests targeted cyberespionage efforts aimed at gathering information for potential future attacks. SentinelOne first identified PurpleHaze’s activity […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 28, 2025
Earth Kurma APT is actively targeting government and telecommunications orgs in Southeast Asia

Earth Kurma APT carried out a sophisticated campaign against government and telecommunications sectors in Southeast Asia. Trend Research exposed the Earth Kurma APT campaign targeting Southeast Asia’s government and telecom sectors. Threat actors use custom malware, rootkits, and cloud storage for espionage, credential theft, and data exfiltration, posing a high business risk with advanced evasion […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 25, 2025
Operation SyncHole: Lazarus APT targets supply chains in South Korea

The North Korea-linked Lazarus Group targeted at least six firms in South Korea in a cyber espionage campaign called Operation SyncHole. Kaspersky researchers reported that the North Korea-linked APT group Lazarus targeted at least six firms in South Korea in a cyber espionage campaign tracked as Operation SyncHole. The campaign has been active since at […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 21, 2025
Kimsuky APT exploited BlueKeep RDP flaw in attacks against South Korea and Japan

Researchers spotted a new North Korea-linked group Kimsuky ‘s campaign, exploiting a patched Microsoft Remote Desktop Services flaw to gain initial access. While investigating a security breach, the AhnLab SEcurity intelligence Center (ASEC) researchers discovered a North Korea-linked group Kimsuky ‘s campaign, tracked as Larva-24005. Attackers exploited an RDP vulnerability to gain initial access to […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 21, 2025
Russia-linked APT29 targets European diplomatic entities with GRAPELOADER malware

Russia-linked group APT29 targeted diplomatic entities across Europe with a new malware loader codenamed GRAPELOADER. Check Point Research team reported that Russia-linked cyberespionage group APT29 (aka SVR group, Cozy Bear, Nobelium, BlueBravo, Midnight Blizzard, and The Dukes) is behind a sophisticated phishing campaign targeting European diplomatic entities, using a new WINELOADER variant and a previously unknown malware called GRAPELOADER. “While the […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 17, 2025
China-linked APT Mustang Panda upgrades tools in its arsenal

China-linked APT group Mustang Panda deployed a new custom backdoor, MQsTTang, in recent attacks targeting Europe, Asia, and Australia. China-linked APT group Mustang Panda (aka Camaro Dragon, RedDelta or Bronze President). deployed a new custom backdoor, tracked as MQsTTang, in recent attacks targeting entities in Europe, Asia, and Australia. Mustang Panda has been active since […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 13, 2025
China admitted its role in Volt Typhoon cyberattacks on U.S. infrastructure

China admitted in a secret meeting with U.S. officials that it conducted Volt Typhoon cyberattacks on U.S. infrastructure, WSJ reports. China reportedly admitted in a secret meeting with U.S. officials that it carried out cyberattacks on U.S. infrastructure, linked to the Volt Typhoon campaign. According to the Wall Street Journal, at a December Geneva summit, […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 11, 2025
Gamaredon targeted the military mission of a Western country based in Ukraine

Gamaredon targeted a foreign military mission in Ukraine with updated GammaSteel malware on Feb 26, 2025, per Symantec. Symantec Threat Hunter researchers reported that the Russia-linked APT group Gamaredon (a.k.a. Shuckworm, Armageddon, Primitive Bear, ACTINIUM, Callisto) targeted a foreign military mission based in Ukraine with an updated version of the GamaSteel infostealer. Shuckworm is known for targeting government, […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 10, 2025
An APT group exploited ESET flaw to execute malware

At least one APT group has exploited a vulnerability in ESET software to stealthily execute malware, bypassing security measures. Kaspersky researchers reported that an APT group, tracked as ToddyCat, has exploited a vulnerability in ESET software to stealthily execute malware, bypassing security. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-11859, is a DLL Search Order Hijacking issue that potentially allow […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 03, 2025
China-linked group UNC5221 exploited Ivanti Connect Secure zero-day since mid-March

Ivanti addressed a critical remote code execution flaw in Connect Secure, which has been exploited since at least mid-March 2025. Ivanti released security updates to address a critical Connect Secure remote code execution vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-22457. The vulnerability has been exploited by a China-linked threat actor since at least mid-March 2025. Ivanti did not disclose […]