APT

Pierluigi Paganini June 01, 2022
China-linked TA413 group actively exploits Microsoft Follina zero-day flaw

A China-linked APT group is actively exploiting the recently disclosed Follina zero-day flaw in Microsoft Office in attacks in the wild. China-linked APT group TA413 has been observed exploiting the recently disclosed Follina zero-day flaw (tracked as CVE-2022-30190 and rated CVSS score 7.8) in Microsoft Office in attacks in the wild. This week, the cybersecurity researcher nao_sec discovered a malicious Word […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 31, 2022
SideWinder carried out over 1,000 attacks since April 2020

SideWinder, an aggressive APT group, is believed to have carried out over 1,000 attacks since April 2020, Kaspersky reported. Researchers from Kaspersky have analyzed the activity of an aggressive threat actor tracked as SideWinder (aka RattleSnake and T-APT-04). The group stands out for the high frequency and persistence of its attacks, researchers believe that the […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 28, 2022
Experts believe that Russian Gamaredon APT could fuel a new round of DDoS attacks

360 Qihoo reported DDoS attacks launched by APT-C-53 (aka Gamaredon) conducted through the open-source DDoS Trojan program LOIC. Researchers at 360 Qihoo observed a wave of DDoS attacks launched by Russia-linked APT-C-53 (aka Gamaredon) and reported that the threat actors also released as open-source the code of a DDoS Trojan called LOIC. The instances of the malware spotted by the experts […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 25, 2022
Unknown APT group is targeting Russian government entities

An unknown APT group is targeting Russian government entities since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Researchers from Malwarebytes observed an unknown Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group targeting Russian government entities with at least four separate spear-phishing campaigns since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The threat actors behind the attacks […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 24, 2022
Trend Micro addressed a flaw exploited by China-linked Moshen Dragon APT

Trend Micro addressed a DLL hijacking issue in Trend Micro Security actively exploited by a China-linked threat group to deploy malware. Trend Micro addressed a DLL hijacking flaw in Trend Micro Security that a China-linked threat actor actively exploited to deploy malware. In early May, SentinelOne researchers observed a China-linked APT group, tracked as Moshen […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 23, 2022
Russia-linked Turla APT targets Austria, Estonia, and NATO platform

Russia-linked APT group Turla was observed targeting the Austrian Economic Chamber, a NATO eLearning platform, and the Baltic Defense College. Researchers from SEKOIA.IO Threat & Detection Research (TDR) team have uncovered a reconnaissance and espionage campaign conducted by Russia-linked Turla APT aimed at the Baltic Defense College, the Austrian Economic Chamber (involved in government decision-making such as economic sanctions) and NATO’s […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 23, 2022
Cytrox’s Predator spyware used zero-day exploits in 3 campaigns

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) uncovered campaigns targeting Android users with five zero-day vulnerabilities. Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) researchers discovered three campaigns, between August and October 2021, targeting Android users with five zero-day vulnerabilities. The attacks aimed at installing the surveillance spyware Predator, developed by the North Macedonian firm Cytrox. The five 0-day vulnerabilities […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 22, 2022
North Korea-linked Lazarus APT uses Log4J to target VMware servers

North Korea-linked Lazarus APT is exploiting the Log4J remote code execution (RCE) in attacks aimed at VMware Horizon servers. North Korea-linked group Lazarus is exploiting the Log4J RCE vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228) to compromise VMware Horizon servers. Multiple threat actors are exploiting this flaw since January, in January VMware urged customers to patch critical Log4j security vulnerabilities impacting Internet-exposed […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 21, 2022
Russia-linked Sandworm continues to conduct attacks against Ukraine

Security researchers from ESET reported that the Russia-linked APT group Sandworm continues to target Ukraine. Security experts from ESET reported that the Russia-linked cyberespionage group Sandworm continues to launch cyber attacks against entities in Ukraine. Sandworm (aka BlackEnergy and TeleBots) has been active since 2000, it operates under the control of Unit 74455 of the Russian GRU’s Main Center for […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 19, 2022
China-linked Space Pirates APT targets the Russian aerospace industry

A new China-linked cyberespionage group known as ‘Space Pirates’ is targeting enterprises in the Russian aerospace industry. A previously unknown Chinese cyberespionage group, tracked as ‘Space Pirates’, targets enterprises in the Russian aerospace industry with spear-phishing attacks. The group has been active since at least 2017, researchers believe it is linked with other China-linked APT […]