Pierluigi Paganini
September 10, 2021
Security researchers from Broadcom’s Symantec linked a previously undocumented backdoor to the Chinese Grayfly operation. Experts from Broadcom’s Symantec linked a previously undocumented backdoor to the Chinese Grayfly operation. In late August, ESET researchers uncovered the SideWalk backdoor that was employed by the Chine cyberespionage group in an attack aimed at a computer retail company […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 30, 2021
Researchers from Malwarebytes Labs spotted an ongoing malware campaign that is targeing Russia with the Konni RAT. Security researchers at Malwarebytes Labs have uncovered an ongoing malware campaign that is mainly targeting Russia with the Konni RAT. The KONNI RAT was first spotted by Cisco Talos researchers in 2017, it has been undetected since 2014 […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 19, 2021
North Korea-linked InkySquid group leverages two Internet Explorer exploits to deliver a custom implant in attacks aimed at a South Korean online newspaper. Experts from cybersecurity firm Volexity reported that North Korea-linked InkySquid group (aka ScarCruft, APT37, Group123, and Reaper) leverages two Internet Explorer exploits to deliver a custom backdoor in watering hole attacks aimed at the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 11, 2021
China-linked threat actors UNC215 targeted Israeli organizations in a long-running campaign and used false flags to trick victims into believing the attacks was from Iran. A China-linked cyber-espionage group has targeted Israeli organizations and government institutions in a campaign that began in January 2019. The attacks were detailed by cybersecurity firm Mandiant, the state-sponsored hackers […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 04, 2021
China-linked APT31 group employed a new strain of malware in attacks aimed at entities in Mongolia, Belarus, Canada, the US, and Russia. Researchers from Positive Technologies reported that China-linked APT31 group has been using a new piece of malware in a recent wave of attacks targeting Mongolia, Belarus, Canada, the United States, and Russia. Experts […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 03, 2021
China linked APT groups have targeted networks of at least five major telecommunications companies operating in Southeast Asia since 2017. Cybereason researchers identified three clusters of activity associated with China-linked threat actors that carried out a series of attacks against networks of at least five major telecommunications companies located in South Asia since 2017. “The goal […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 01, 2021
Kaspersky experts spotted a previously undocumented Chinese-speaking threat actor, tracked as GhostEmperor, that is targeting Microsoft Exchange flaws in attacks on high-profile victims. Kaspersky spotted a new Chinese-speaking threat actor, tracked as GhostEmperor, that is targeting Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities in attacks aimed at high-profile victims. The long-running operation carried out by the group mostly targeted […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 21, 2021
French cyber-security agency ANSSI warned of an ongoing cyberespionage campaign aimed at French organizations carried out by China-linked APT31 group. The French national cyber-security agency ANSSI warned of ongoing attacks against a large number of French organizations conducted by the Chine-linked APT31 cyberespionage group. The state-sponsored hackers are hijacking home routers to set up a […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 19, 2021
US DoJ indicted four members of the China-linked cyberespionage group known as APT40 for hacking various entities between 2011 and 2018. The U.S. Justice Department (DoJ) indicted four members of the China-linked cyber espionage group APT40 (aka TEMP.Periscope, TEMP.Jumper, and Leviathan) for hacking tens of government organizations, private businesses and universities around the world between 2011 and 2018. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 14, 2021
Google security experts revealed that Russia-linked APT group targeted LinkedIn users with Safari zero-day. Security researchers from Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) and Google Project Zero revealed that four zero-day vulnerabilities have been exploited in the wild earlier this year. The four security flaws were discovered earlier this year and affect Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, and WebKit browser […]
