APT

Pierluigi Paganini June 10, 2021
Russia-linked APT breached the network of Dutch police in 2017

Russia-linked cyberspies breached the internal network of Dutch police in 2017 while the authorities were investigating the crash of the MH-17. Russia-linked threat actors breached the internal network of Dutch police in 2017 during the investigation into the MH-17 crash. The intrusion was uncovered by AIVD, the Dutch intelligence service, but was not disclosed by […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 07, 2021
Russia behind a massive spear-phishing campaign that hit Ukraine

Ukraine warned of a “massive” spear-phishing campaign carried out by Russia-linked threat actors against its government and private businesses. Three Ukrainian cybersecurity agencies (Ukrainian Secret Service, Ukrainian Cyber Police, and CERT Ukraine), including the Ukrainian Secret Service, warned last week of a “massive” spear-phishing campaign conducted by Russia-linked hackers against its government and organizations in the private […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 06, 2021
Chinese SharpPanda APT developed a new backdoor in the last 3 years

Check Point Research (CPR) said that the Chinese APT group SharpPanda spent three years developing a new backdoor to spy on Asian governments.   Researchers from Check Point Research (CPR) discovered a new backdoor while investigating a cyber espionage campaign conducted by Chinese APT group SharpPanda and aimed at Southeast Asian government’s Ministry of Foreign […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 04, 2021
China-linked attackers breached Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) using Pulse Secure zero-day

China-linked APT breached New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) network in April using a Pulse Secure zero-day. China-linked threat actors breached the network of the New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) network exploiting a Pulse Secure zero-day. The intrusion took place in April, but attackers did not cause any damage because they were […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 02, 2021
US seizes 2 domains used by APT29 in a recent phishing campaign

The US DoJ seized two domains used by APT29 group in recent attacks impersonating the U.S. USAID to spread malware. The US Department of Justice (DoJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have seized two domains used by the Russia-linked APT29 group in spear-phishing attacks that targeted government agencies, think tanks, consultants, and NGOs. Russia-linked […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 28, 2021
China-linked APT groups targets orgs via Pulse Secure VPN devices

Researchers from FireEye warn that China-linked APT groups continue to target Pulse Secure VPN devices to compromise networks. Cybersecurity researchers from FireEye warn once again that Chinese APT groups continue to target Pulse Secure VPN devices to penetrate target networks and deliver malicious web shells to steal sensitive information. FireEye monitored the activities of two […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 28, 2021
Microsoft details new sophisticated spear-phishing attacks from NOBELIUM

Microsoft experts uncovered a wide-scale malicious email campaign operated by NOBELIUM, the threat actor behind SolarWinds hack. Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) has uncovered a wide-scale malicious email campaign conducted by NOBELIUM APT. The NOBELIUM APT is the threat actor that conducted supply chain attack against SolarWinds which involved multiple families of implants, including the SUNBURST […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 27, 2021
APT hacked a US municipal government via an unpatched Fortinet VPN

The FBI revealed that foreign hackers compromised the network of a local US municipal government by exploiting flaws in an unpatched Fortinet VPN. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reported that an APT group had breached the network of a local US municipal government by exploiting vulnerabilities in an unpatched Fortinet VPN. “The FBI is […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 26, 2021
Agrius group targets Israel with data-wipers disguised as ransomware

An Iran-linked threat actor tracked as Agrius employed data-wipers disguised as ransomware to destroy targeted IT infrastructure. Researchers from cyber-security firm SentinelOne discovered a new Iran-linked threat actor, tracked as Agrius, which relied on data-wiping malware disguised as ransomware to destroy the targeted systems. In order to hide the real nature of the threat, the […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 16, 2021
Pakistan-linked Transparent Tribe APT expands its arsenal

Alleged Pakistan-Linked cyber espionage group, tracked as Transparent Tribe, targets Indian entities with a new Windows malware. Researchers from Cisco Talos warn that the Pakistan-linked APT group Transparent Tribe expanded its Windows malware arsenal. The group used the new malware dubbed ObliqueRAT in cyberespionage attacks against Indian targets. The Operation Transparent Tribe (Operation C-Major, APT36, and Mythic […]