APT

Pierluigi Paganini December 11, 2024
Operation Digital Eye: China-linked relies on Visual Studio Code Remote Tunnels to spy on Europen entities

An alleged China-linked APT group targeted large business-to-business IT service providers in Southern Europe as part of Operation Digital Eye campaign. Between late June and mid-July 2024, a China-linked threat actor targeted major IT service providers in Southern Europe in a campaign codenamed ‘Operation Digital Eye.’ Cyberspies aimed to establish footholds and compromise downstream entities […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 05, 2024
Russia-linked APT Secret Blizzard spotted using infrastructure of other threat actors

Russia-linked APT group Secret Blizzard has used the tools and infrastructure of at least 6 other threat actors during the past 7 years. Researchers from Microsoft Threat Intelligence collected evidence that the Russia-linked ATP group Secret Blizzard (aka Turla, Snake, Uroburos, Waterbug, Venomous Bear and KRYPTON) has used the tools and infrastructure of at least 6 other threat actors during the […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 05, 2024
China-linked APT Salt Typhoon has breached telcos in dozens of countries

China-linked APT group Salt Typhoon has breached telecommunications companies in dozens of countries, US govt warns. President Biden’s deputy national security adviser Anne Neuberger said that China-linked APT group Salt Typhoon has breached telecommunications companies in dozens of countries. The Wall Street Journal reported that the senior White House official revealed that at least eight […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 27, 2024
Russian group RomCom exploited Firefox and Tor Browser zero-days to target attacks Europe and North America

The Russian RomCom group exploited Firefox and Tor Browser zero-day vulnerabilities in attacks on users in Europe and North America. Russian-based cybercrime group RomCom (aka UAT-5647, Storm-0978, Tropical Scorpius, UAC-0180, UNC2596) exploited two Firefox and Tor Browser zero-day vulnerabilities in recent attacks on users across Europe and North America. The first zero-day exploited by the Russian group, is a use-after-free […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 25, 2024
Russia-linked APT TAG-110 uses targets Europe and Asia

Russia-linked threat actors TAG-110 employed custom malware HATVIBE and CHERRYSPY to target organizations in Asia and Europe. Insikt Group researchers uncovered an ongoing cyber-espionage campaign by Russia-linked threat actor TAG-110 that employed custom malware tools HATVIBE and CHERRYSPY. The campaign primarily targeted government entities, human rights groups, and educational institutions in Central Asia, East Asia, […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 25, 2024
Russia-linked threat actors threaten the UK and its allies, minister to say

A senior UK minister will warn that Russia is preparing cyberattacks against the UK and its allies to undermine support for Ukraine. Russia may launch cyberattacks against the UK and its allies in retaliation for their support of Ukraine, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Pat McFadden is expected to state during a NATO meeting. […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 23, 2024
China-linked APT Gelsemium uses a new Linux backdoor dubbed WolfsBane

China-linked APT Gelsemium has been observed using a new Linux backdoor dubbed WolfsBane in attacks targeting East and Southeast Asia. China-linked APT Gelsemium has deployed a previously unknown Linux backdoor, WolfsBane, in attacks targeting East and Southeast Asia, according to ESET. Victims include entities in Taiwan, the Philippines, and Singapore, as seen in VirusTotal samples from […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 19, 2024
China-linked actor’s malware DeepData exploits FortiClient VPN zero-day

Chinese threat actors use custom post-exploitation toolkit ‘DeepData’ to exploit FortiClient VPN zero-day and steal credentials. Volexity researchers discovered a vulnerability in Fortinet’s Windows VPN client that China-linked threat actor BrazenBamboo abused in their DEEPDATA malware. BrazenBamboo is known to be the author of other malware families, including LIGHTSPY, DEEPDATA, and DEEPPOST. DEEPDATA is a […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 18, 2024
T-Mobile is one of the victims of the massive Chinese breach of telecom firms

T-Mobile confirmed being a victim of recent hacking campaigns linked to China-based threat actors targeting telecom companies. T-Mobile confirms it was hacked as part of a long-running cyber espionage campaign targeting Telco companies. Recently, the FBI and CISA announced they are continuing to investigate a large-scale cyber-espionage campaign by China-linked threat actors targeting U.S. telecoms, […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 13, 2024
China’s Volt Typhoon botnet has re-emerged

China’s Volt Typhoon botnet has re-emerged, using the same core infrastructure and techniques, according to SecurityScorecard researchers. The China-linked Volt Typhoon’s botnet has resurfaced using the same infrastructure and techniques, per SecurityScorecard researchers. In May 2023, Microsoft reported that the Volt Typhoon APT infiltrated critical infrastructure organizations in the U.S. and Guam without being detected. The group […]