Pierluigi Paganini
October 20, 2021
China-linked cyberespionage group LightBasin hacked mobile telephone networks around the world and used specialized tools to access calling records. A China-linked hacking group, tracked as LightBasin (aka UNC1945), hacked mobile telephone networks around the globe and used specialized tools to access calling records and text messages from telecommunications companies. The cyberespionage group has been active […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 19, 2021
Symantec spotted a previously unknown nation-state actor, tracked as Harvester, that is targeting telecommunication providers and IT firms in South Asia. Symantec spotted a previously unknown nation-state actor, tracked as Harvester, that is using a custom implant, dubbed Backdoor.Graphon, in attacks aimed at telecommunication providers, IT firms, and government entities in South Asia. At this […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 16, 2021
Russia-linked TA505 group leverages a lightweight Office file to spread malware in a campaign, tracked as MirrorBlast, aimed at financial institutions. Russia-linked APT group TA505 (e.g. Evil Corp) is leveraging a lightweight Office file in a new malware campaign, tracked as MirrorBlast, targeting financial institutions in multiple geographies. TA505 hacking group has been active since 2014 […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 14, 2021
Google revealed to have sent roughly 50,000 alerts of state-sponsored phishing or hacking attempts to customers since January. Google announced to have sent roughly 50,000 alerts of state-sponsored phishing or hacking attempts to customers during 2021. The data were provided by Googleâs Threat Analysis Group (TAG), which tracks government-backed hacking campaign, which warns of a […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 11, 2021
DEV-0343: Iran-linked threat actors are targeting US and Israeli defense technology companies leveraging password spraying attacks. Researchers at Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) and Microsoft Digital Security Unit (DSU) uncovered a malicious activity cluster, tracked as DEV-0343, that is targeting the Office 365 tenants of US and Israeli defense technology companies. Threat actors are launching extensive […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 08, 2021
Microsoft revealed that Russia-linked cyberespionage groups are behind the majority of the nation-state cyber attacks on US government agencies. Microsoft revealed that most of the cyber attacks on US government agencies are orchestrated by Russia-linked cyberespionage groups. According to the IT giant, approximately 58% of all nation-state attacks between July 2020 and June 2021 were […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 08, 2021
Google warned more than 14,000 Gmail users that they have been the target of nation-state spear-phishing campaigns. On Wednesday, Google announced to have warned approximately 14,000 Gmail users that they had been targeted by nation-state hackers. Shane Huntley, the head of the Threat Analysis Group (TAG), wrote on Twitter that his group had sent an above-average batch […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 07, 2021
Operation GhostShell: Threat actors used ShellClient malware in cyberespionage campaigns aimed at companies in the aerospace and telecommunications sectors. Hackers use stealthy ShellClient malware on aerospace, telco firms Cybereason Nocturnus and Incident Response Teams discovered a new threat actor that is targeting organizations in the aerospace and telecommunications sectors with the ShellClient malware as part […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 04, 2021
ChamelGang APT is a new cyberespionage group that focuses on fuel and energy organizations and aviation industry in Russia ChamelGang is a new APT group that was first spotted in March by researchers at security firm Positive Technologies, it targets Russian companies in the energy and aviation industry. In March, the cyberespionage group was observed leveraging […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 28, 2021
Microsoft discovered new custom malware, dubbed FoggyWeb, used by the Nobelium cyberespionage group to implant backdoor in Windows domains. Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) researchers have discovered a new custom malware, dubbed FoggyWeb used by the Nobelium APT group to deploy additional payloads and steal sensitive info from Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) servers. […]
