Pierluigi Paganini
November 09, 2020
While investigating a cyber attack on the Microsoft Exchange server of an organization in Kuwait, experts found two new Powershell backdoors. Security experts from Palo Alto Networks have spotted two never-before-detected Powershell backdoors while investigating an attack on Microsoft Exchange servers at an organization in Kuwait. Experts attribute the attack to a known threat actor […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 05, 2020
A new Chinese APT group, tracked as KilllSomeOne, appeared in the threat landscape targeting corporate organizations in Myanmar. A new Chinese APT group, tracked as KilllSomeOne, was spotted by researchers at Sophos. The advanced cyber-espionage group is targeting corporate organizations in Myanmar with DLL side-loading attacks. The name KilllSomeOne comes from the phrase ‘KilllSomeOne’ used […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 04, 2020
A sophisticated threat actor, tracked as UNC1945, has been observed exploiting vulnerabilities in the Oracle Solaris operating systems for over two years. Researchers from FireEye reported that a sophisticated threat actor, tracked as UNC1945, has been observed targeting Oracle Solaris operating systems for over two years. The codename “UNC” used to track the group is […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 02, 2020
North Korea-linked APT group Kimsuky was recently spotted using a new piece of malware in attacks on government agencies and human rights activists. North Korea-linked cyber espionage group Kimsuky (aka Black Banshee, Thallium, Velvet Chollima) was recently observed using a new malware in attacks aimed at government agencies and human rights activists. The Kimsuky APT […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 30, 2020
Experts uncovered a new watering hole attack, dubbed Operation Earth Kitsune, targeting the Korean diaspora that exploits flaws in web browsers. Researchers at Trend Micro have disclosed details about a new watering hole campaign, dubbed Operation Earth Kitsune, targeting the Korean diaspora that exploits flaws in web browsers such as Google Chrome and Internet Explorer […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 29, 2020
US Cyber Command published technical details on malware implants used by Russia-linked APTs on multiple parliaments, embassies US Cyber Command shared technical details about malware implants employed by Russian hacking groups in attacks against multiple ministries of foreign affairs, national parliaments, and embassies. Experts from the US Cyber Command’s Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF) unit […]
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 […]
