Cyber warfare

Pierluigi Paganini January 04, 2026
What is happening to the Internet in Venezuela? Did the U.S. use cyber capabilities?

In light of the tragic events that have occurred in Venezuela, what is happening to the Internet in the country, and how are users accessing it? Yesterday, the United States launched a “large scale strike” in Venezuela, capturing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife.  Former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife were taken […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 22, 2025
Infy Returns: Iran-linked hacking group shows renewed activity

Researchers report renewed activity by Iran-linked Infy (Prince of Persia), showing the hacking group remains active and dangerous after years of silence. SafeBreach researchers have spotted renewed activity from the Iran-linked APT group Infy, also known as Prince of Persia, nearly five years after its last known campaigns in Europe. SafeBreach warns the group remains […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 20, 2025
Russia was behind a destructive cyber attack on a water utility in 2024, Denmark says

Denmark has blamed Russia for a destructive cyberattack on a water utility, calling it part of Moscow’s hybrid campaign against Western critical infrastructure. Denmark has accused Russia of orchestrating destructive cyberattacks against a water utility in 2024, framing them as part of broader hybrid attacks on Western critical infrastructure. Denmark’s Defence Intelligence Service attributed a […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 19, 2025
China-linked APT UAT-9686 is targeting Cisco Secure Email Gateway and Secure Email and Web Manager

Cisco disclosed a critical zero-day (CVE-2025-20393) in Secure Email Gateway and Secure Email and Web Manager, actively exploited by a China-linked group. Cisco disclosed a critical zero-day, tracked as CVE-2025-20393, in Secure Email Gateway and Secure Email/Web Manager, which is actively exploited by a China-linked threat group. Cisco reported a December 10 campaign targeting certain […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 17, 2025
Russian state hackers targeted Western critical infrastructure for years, Amazon says

Amazon disclosed a years-long Russian state-backed cyber campaign targeting Western critical infrastructure from 2021 to 2025. Amazon Threat Intelligence reports a long-running Russian state-backed campaign (2021–2025) targeting Western critical infrastructure. Threat actors shifted from exploiting vulnerabilities to abusing misconfigured network edge devices, enabling credential theft and lateral movement with lower risk. The researchers linked the […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 13, 2025
Germany calls in Russian Ambassador over air traffic control hack claims

Germany summoned Russia’s ambassador over alleged cyberattacks on air traffic control and a disinformation campaign ahead of national elections. Germany summoned Russia’s ambassador after accusing Moscow of cyber attacks against its air traffic control authority and running a disinformation campaign ahead of February’s election. The German government announced it has clear evidence linking an August […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 10, 2025
New EtherRAT backdoor surfaces in React2Shell attacks tied to North Korea

NK-linked hackers are likely exploiting the React2Shell flaw to deploy a newly discovered remote access trojan, dubbed EtherRAT. North Korea–linked threat actors are likely exploiting the new critical React2Shell flaw (CVE-2025-55182) to deploy a previously unknown remote access trojan called EtherRAT, Sysdig researchers warn. The vulnerability CVE-2025-55182, is a pre-authentication remote code execution issue in React […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 05, 2025
BRICKSTORM backdoor exposed: CISA warns of advanced China-backed intrusions

CISA details BRICKSTORM, a China-linked backdoor used by China-linked APTs to secure long-term persistence on compromised systems. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has disclosed technical details on BRICKSTORM, a backdoor used by China state-sponsored threat actors to gain and maintain long-term persistence on compromised systems, highlighting ongoing PRC cyber-espionage activity. “The Cybersecurity […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 03, 2025
Researchers spotted Lazarus’s remote IT workers in action

Researchers exposed a Lazarus scheme using remote IT workers tied to North Korea’s Famous Chollima APT group in a joint investigation. Researchers filmed Lazarus APT group’s remote-worker scheme in action, uncovering a North Korean network of IT contractors linked to the Famous Chollima unit, TheHackerNews reported. Recently, multiple cybersecurity firms and government agencies observed North […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 20, 2025
Cyber-enabled kinetic targeting: Iran-linked actor uses cyber operations to support physical attacks

Iran-linked actors mapped ship AIS data ahead of a missile strike attempt, highlighting the rise of cyber operations enabling real-world attacks. Iran-linked threat actors mapped ship Automatic Identification System (AIS) data shortly before an attempted missile strike, showing how Tehran-aligned groups use cyber operations to support and amplify real-world kinetic attacks. The research demonstrates that […]