APT

Pierluigi Paganini August 28, 2020
Iran-linked Charming Kitten APT contacts targets via WhatsApp, LinkedIn

The Iran-linked Charming Kitten APT group leveraged on WhatsApp and LinkedIn to carry out phishing attacks, researchers warn. Clearsky security researchers revealed that Iran-linked Charming Kitten APT group is using WhatsApp and LinkedIn to conduct spear-phishing attacks. Iran-linked Charming Kitten group, (aka APT35, Phosphorus, Newscaster, and Ajax Security Team) made the headlines in 2014 when experts at iSight issued a report describing the most elaborate net-based spying […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 26, 2020
Lazarus APT targets cryptocurrency organizations with using LinkedIn lures

North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group targets cryptocurrency organizations with fake job offers in an ongoing spear-phishing campaign. North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group (aka HIDDEN COBRA) has been observed while using LinkedIn lures in a spear-phishing campaign targeting the cryptocurrency organizations worldwide, including in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Singapore, the Netherlands, Japan. The activity of […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 24, 2020
Transparent Tribe APT hit 1000+ victims in 27 countries in the last 12 months

The Transparent Tribe cyber-espionage group continues to improve its arsenal while targets Military and Government entities. The Transparent Tribe APT group is carrying out an ongoing cyberespionage campaign aimed at military and diplomatic targets worldwide. The group upgraded its Crimson RAT by adding a management console and implementing a USB worming capability that allows it […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 14, 2020
North Korea’s Lazarus compromised dozens of organizations in Israel

Since January 2020, the North Korea-linked Lazarus APT has successfully compromised dozens of organizations in Israel and other countries. The Israeli defence ministry announced on Wednesday that it had foiled a cyber attack carried out by a foreign threat actor targeting the country’s defence manufacturers. According to the officials, the attack was launched by “an […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 14, 2020
Chinese APT CactusPete targets military and financial orgs in Eastern Europe

China-linked threat actor tracked as CactusPete was employing an updated backdoor in recent attacks targeting military and financial organizations in Eastern Europe. A China-linked APT group, tracked by Kaspersky as CactusPete (aka Karma Panda or Tonto Team), was observed using an updated backdoor in recent attacks targeting military and financial organizations in Eastern Europe. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 13, 2020
FBI and NSA joint report details APT28’s Linux malware Drovorub

The FBI and NSA issue joint alert related to new Linux malware dubbed Drovorub that has been used by the Russia-linked APT28 group. The FBI and NSA have published a joint security alert containing technical details about a new piece of Linux malware, tracked as Drovorub, allegedly employed by Russia-linked the APT28 group. The name […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 13, 2020
Rent a hacker: Group-IB uncovers corporate espionage group RedCurl

Threat Intel firm Group-IB has released an analytical report on the previously unknown APT group RedCurl, which focuses on corporate espionage Group-IB, a global threat hunting and intelligence company headquartered in Singapore, has released an analytical report on the previously unknown APT group RedCurl, which focuses on corporate espionage. In less than three years, RedCurl […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 08, 2020
FBI warns of Iran-linked hackers attempting to exploit F5 BIG-IP flaw

According to the FBI, Iranian hackers are actively attempting to exploit an unauthenticated RCE flaw, tracked as CVE-2020-5902, in F5 Big-IP ADC devices. The FBI is warning of Iranian hackers actively attempting to exploit an unauthenticated remote code execution flaw (CVE-2020-5902) affecting F5 Big-IP application delivery controller (ADC) devices. Early June, researchers at F5 Networks […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 07, 2020
Google Threat Analysis Group took down ten influence operations in Q2 2020

Google published its second Threat Analysis Group (TAG) report which reveals the company has taken down ten coordinated operations in Q2 2020. Google has published its second Threat Analysis Group (TAG) report, a bulletin that includes coordinated influence operation campaigns tracked in Q2 of 2020. Google revealed to have taken down ten coordinated operations in […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 04, 2020
US govt agencies share details of the China-linked espionage malware Taidoor

China-linked hackers carried out cyber espionage campaigns targeting governments, corporations, and think tanks with TAIDOOR malware The FBI, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Department of Defense (DoD) released information on a RAT variant, dubbed TAIDOOR, used by China-linked hackers in cyber espionage campaigns targeting governments, corporations, and think tanks. “The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security […]