Pierluigi Paganini
October 29, 2020
Russia-linked APT Turla has hacked into the systems of an undisclosed European government organization according to Accenture. According to a report published by Accenture Cyber Threat Intelligence (ACTI), Russia-linked cyber-espionage group Turla has hacked into the systems of an undisclosed European government organization. The Turla APT group (aka Snake, Uroburos, Waterbug, Venomous Bear and KRYPTON) has been active since at least 2007 targeting […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 29, 2020
Iran-linked APT group Phosphorus successfully hacked into the email accounts of multiple high-profile individuals and security conference attendees. Microsoft revealed that Iran-linked APT Phosphorus (aka APT35, Charming Kitten, Newscaster, and Ajax Security Team) successfully hacked into the email accounts of multiple high-profile individuals and attendees at this year’s Munich Security Conference and the Think 20 (T20) summit. “Today, we’re sharing […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 23, 2020
The Iran-linked cyber espionage group tracked as Seedworm started using a new downloader and is conducting destructive attacks. The Iran-linked cyber-espionage group Seedworm (aka MuddyWater MERCURY, and Static Kitten) was observed using a new downloader in a new wave of attacks. Security experts pointed out that the threat actor started conducting destructive attacks. Also referred to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 23, 2020
The US government declared that Russia-linked APT group Energetic Bear has breached US government networks and exfiltrated data. A joint security advisory published by The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) revealed that Russia-linked APT group Energetic Bear has breached US government networks and exfiltrated data. The Energetic Bear […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 22, 2020
According to the ENISA Threat Landscape Report 2020, cyberattacks are becoming more sophisticated, targeted, and in many cases undetected. I’m proud to present the ENISA Threat Landscape Report 2020, the annual report published by the ENISA that provides insights on the evolution of cyber threats for the period January 2019-April 2020. The 8th annual ENISA Threat Landscape […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 20, 2020
The US National Security Agency (NSA) has shared the list of top 25 vulnerabilities exploited by Chinese state-sponsored hacking groups in attacks in the wild. The US National Security Agency (NSA) has published a report that includes details of the top 25 vulnerabilities that are currently being exploited by China-linked APT groups in attacks in the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 20, 2020
The U.S. DoJ announced charges against six Russian intelligence officers for their role in several major cyberattacks carried out over the last years. The U.S. Department of Justice announced charges against six members of Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency for their alleged role in several major cyberattacks conducted over the past years. The defendants are Yuriy […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 18, 2020
Iran-linked cyberespionage group Silent Librarian has launched a new phishing campaign aimed at universities around the world. Iran-linked APT group Silent Librarian has launched another phishing campaign targeting universities around the world. The Silent Librarian, also tracked as Cobalt Dickens and TA407, targeted tens of universities in four continents in the last couple of years. In […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 12, 2020
US government networks are under attack, threat actors chained VPN and Windows Zerologon flaws to gain unauthorized access to elections support systems. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published a joint security alert to warn of attackers combining VPN and Windows Zerologon flaws to target government networks. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 08, 2020
A previously unknown threat actor, tracked as MontysThree, composed of Russian speaking members targets Russian industrial organizations. Kaspersky Lab researchers spotted a new threat actor, tracked as MontysThree, composed of Russian speaking members targets Russian industrial organizations. The MontysThree group used a toolset dubbed MT3 in highly targeted attacks with cyber espionage purposes. Researchers at […]
