Pierluigi Paganini
December 12, 2023
North Korea-linked APT group Lazarus was spotted exploiting Log4j vulnerabilities to deploy previously undocumented remote access trojans. The North Korea-linked APT group Lazarus is behind a new hacking campaign that exploits Log4j vulnerabilities to deploy previously undocumented remote access trojans (RATs). Cisco Talos researchers tracked the campaign as Operation Blacksmith, the nation-state actors are employing at least […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 08, 2023
Russia-linked group APT28 exploited Microsoft Outlook zero-day to target European NATO members, including a NATO Rapid Deployable Corps. Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 reported that the Russia-linked APT28 (aka “Forest Blizzard”, “Fancybear” or “Strontium”) group exploited the CVE-2023-23397 vulnerability in attacks aimed at European NATO members. Over the past 20 months, the group targeted at […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 07, 2023
The UK NCSC and Microsoft warned that Russia-linked threat actor Callisto Group is targeting organizations worldwide. The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and Microsoft reported that the Russia-linked APT group Callisto Group is targeting organizations worldwide. The nation-state actor is carrying out spear-phishing attacks for cyberespionage purposes. The Callisto APT group (aka “Seaborgium“, “Star […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 05, 2023
Microsoft warns that the Russia-linked APT28 group is actively exploiting the CVE-2023-23397 Outlook flaw to hijack Microsoft Exchange accounts. Microsoft’s Threat Intelligence is warning of Russia-linked cyber-espionage group APT28 (aka “Forest Blizzard”, “Fancybear” or “Strontium”) actively exploiting the CVE-2023-23397 Outlook flaw to hijack Microsoft Exchange accounts and steal sensitive information. The APT28 group (aka Fancy Bear, Pawn Storm, Sofacy Group, Sednit, BlueDelta, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 01, 2023
The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions against North Korea-linked APT group Kimsuky. The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) this week announced sanctions against the North Korea-linked APT group Kimsuky. Kimsuky cyberespionage group (aka ARCHIPELAGO, Black Banshee, Thallium, Velvet Chollima, APT43) was first spotted by Kaspersky researchers in […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 25, 2023
UK and South Korea agencies warn that North Korea-linked APT Lazarus is using a MagicLine4NX zero-day flaw in supply-chain attack The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) released a joint warning that the North Korea-linked Lazarus hacking group is exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in the MagicLine4NX software to carry out […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 24, 2023
North Korea-linked Konni APT group used Russian-language Microsoft Word documents to deliver malware. FortiGuard Labs researchers observed the North Korea-linked Konni APT group using a weaponized Russian-language Word document in an ongoing phishing campaign. The KONNI RAT was first spotted by Cisco Talos researchers in 2017, it has been undetected since 2014 and was employed in highly […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 23, 2023
North Korea-linked APT group Diamond Sleet is distributing a trojanized version of the CyberLink software in a supply chain attack. Microsoft Threat Intelligence researchers uncovered a supply chain attack carried out by North Korea-linked APT Diamond Sleet (ZINC) involving a trojanized variant of a CyberLink software. The attackers used a malware-laced version of a legitimate […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 20, 2023
Russia-linked cyberespionage group APT29 has been observed leveraging the CVE-2023-38831 vulnerability in WinRAR in recent attacks. The Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (NDSC) reported that APT29 (aka SVR group, Cozy Bear, Nobelium, Midnight Blizzard, and The Dukes) has been exploiting the CVE-2023-38831 vulnerability in WinRAR in recent attacks. APT29 along with APT28 cyber espionage group was involved in the Democratic National Committee […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 20, 2023
The DarkCasino APT group leveraged a recently disclosed WinRAR zero-day vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-38831. Researchers at cybersecurity firm NSFOCUS analyzed DarkCasino attack pattern exploiting the WinRAR zero-day vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-38831. The economically motivated APT group used specially crafted archives in phishing attacks against forum users through online trading forum posts. “DarkCasino is an APT […]
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