Pierluigi Paganini
July 14, 2021
Microsoft attributes the recent attacks that have targeted SolarWinds file transfer servers to a China-linked APT group that the experts tracked as DEV-0322. Microsoft said that the recent attacks against SolarWinds file transfer servers were carried out by a Chinese hacking group tracked as DEV-0322. This week SolarWinds addressed a zero-day remote code execution flaw (CVE-2021-35211) in Serv-U products which […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 07, 2021
WildPressure APT is targeting industrial organizations in the Middle East since 2019 and was spotted using now a new malware that targets both Windows and macOS. Researchers from Kaspersky have spotted a new malware used by the WildPressure APT group to targets both Windows and macOS systems. The WildPressure was spotted for the first time […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 01, 2021
US and UK cybersecurity agencies said the Russia-linked APT28 group is behind a series of large-scale brute-force attacks.US and UK cybersecurity agencies said today that a Russian military cyber unit has been behind a series of brute-force attacks that have targeted the cloud IT resources of government and private sector companies across the world. US […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 26, 2021
Microsoft discovered that Russia-linked SolarWinds hackers, tracked as Nobelium, have breached the network of three new organizations. Microsoft revealed on Friday that Russia-linked SolarWinds hackers, tracked as Nobelium or APT29, have conducted new cyber attacks against other organizations. Threat actors carried out brute-force and password spraying attacks in an attempt to gain access to Microsoft customer accounts. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 20, 2021
Norway police secret service states said that China-linked APT31 group was behind the 2018 cyberattack on the governmentâs IT network. Norwayâs Police Security Service (PST) said that the China-linked APT31 cyberespionage group was behind the attack that breached the governmentâs IT network in 2018. The attribution of the attack to the APT31 grouo is based […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 19, 2021
North Korea-linked APT group Kimsuky allegedly breached South Koreaâs atomic research agency KAERI by exploiting a VPN vulnerability. South Korean representatives declared on Friday that North Korea-linked APT group Kimsuky is believed to have breached the internal network of the South Korean Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI). The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) in Daejeon, South Korea […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 19, 2021
Experts attribute a series of cyber-espionage campaigns dating back to 2014, and focused on gathering military intelligence, to China-linked Unit 69010. Experts from Recorded Futureâs Insikt Group linked a series of attacks, part of RedFoxtrot China-linked campaigns, to the PLA China-linked Unit 69010 The cyber-espionage campaigns dated back 2014 and focused on gathering military intelligence […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 18, 2021
TA402 APT group (aka Molerats and GazaHackerTeam) is back after two-month of silence and is targeting governments in the Middle East. The TA402 APT group (aka Molerats and Gaza Cybergang) is back after a two-month of apparent inactivity, it is targeting government institutions in the Middle East and global government entities with interest in the region. MoleRATs is […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 17, 2021
Iran-linked Ferocious Kitten APT group used instant messaging apps and VPN software like Telegram and Psiphon to deliver Windows RAT and spy on targets’ devices. Researchers from Kaspersky reported that Iran-linked threat actors, tracked as Ferocious Kitten, used instant messaging apps and VPN software like Telegram and Psiphon to deliver Windows RAT and spy on […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 13, 2021
ESET researchers discovered an advanced persistent threat (APT) group, tracked as BackdoorDiplomacy, that is targeting diplomats across Africa and the Middle East. ESET researchers spotted a new state-sponsored group, dubbed BackdoorDiplomacy, that was behind a series of cyberattacks against Ministries of Foreign Affairs aimed at numerous African countries, the Middle East, Europe, and Asia. The group […]
