Cyber warfare

Pierluigi Paganini February 25, 2023
CERT of Ukraine says Russia-linked APT backdoored multiple govt sites

The CERT of Ukraine (CERT-UA) revealed that Russia-linked threat actors have compromised multiple government websites this week.  The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) said that Russia-linked threat actors have breached multiple government websites this week. The government experts attribute the attack to UAC-0056 group (DEV-0586, unc2589, Nodaria, or Lorec53). “the Government Computer Emergency […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 24, 2023
UK won the Military Cyberwarfare exercise Defence Cyber Marvel 2 (DCM2)

Defence Cyber Marvel 2 (DCM2) is the largest Western Europe-led cyber exercise that took place in Tallinn with 34 teams from 11 countries. The Defence Cyber Marvel 2 (DCM2) is the largest training exercise organised by the Army Cyber Association to allow personnel from across the Armed Forces to build their skills within the cyber […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 24, 2023
CISA warns of disruptive attacks amid the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

One year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warns organizations to increase vigilance. Exactly one year, Russia invaded Ukraine, and now one year later the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is urging organizations and individuals to increase vigilance. The US agency warns that the United States […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 23, 2023
Many cyber operations conducted by Russia are yet to be publicly disclosed, says Dutch intelligence

Dutch intelligence revealed that many cyber operations attributed to Russia against Ukraine and NATO members have yet to be publicly disclosed. According to a joint report published by the Dutch General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD), and the Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD), many cyber operations conducted by Russia-linked hackers against Ukraine and NATO […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 13, 2023
Pro-Russia hacker group Killnet targets NATO websites with DDoS attacks

Pro-Russia hacker group Killnet launched a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack on NATO servers, including the NATO Special Operations Headquarters (NSHQ) website. Pro-Russia hacker group Killnet launched a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack on NATO sites, including the NATO Special Operations Headquarters (NSHQ) website. The attack was confirmed by NATO, while the hacker […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 12, 2023
Russian Government evaluates the immunity to hackers acting in the interests of Russia

The Russian Government proposed to give a sort of immunity to the hackers that operate in the interests of Moscow. Russian media reported that Alexander Khinshtein, the head of the Duma committee on information policy, announced that the Russian government is evaluating to avoid punishing hackers acting in the interests of Moscow. “The question of […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 10, 2023
DPRK fund malicious cyber activities with ransomware attacks on critical Infrastructure

North Korea-linked APT groups conduct ransomware attacks against healthcare and critical infrastructure facilities to fund its activities. Ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure conducted by North Korea-linked hacker groups are used by the government of Pyongyang to fund its malicious cyber operations, U.S. and South Korean agencies warn. US CISA published a Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) to […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 09, 2023
Experts published a list of proxy IPs used by the pro-Russia group Killnet

SecurityScorecard’s researchers released a list of proxy IPs used by the pro-Russia group Killnet to neutralize its attacks. SecurityScorecard’s researchers published a list of proxy IPs used by the pro-Russia group Killnet with the intent to interfere with its operation and block its attacks. “To help organizations better protect themselves, SecurityScorecard has published a list of […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 08, 2023
New Graphiron info-stealer used in attacks against Ukraine

A Russia-linked threat actor has been observed deploying a new information stealer dubbed Graphiron in attacks against Ukraine. Researchers from Broadcom Symantec spotted a Russia-linked ATP group, tracked as Nodaria (aka UAC-0056), deploying new info-stealing malware, dubbed Graphiron, in attacks against Ukraine. The Nodaria APT group has been active since at least March 2021, it […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 08, 2023
Ukraine CERT-UA warns of phishing attacks employing Remcos software

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) warns of a new wave of attacks against state authorities to deploy the Remcos software. The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) is warning of a phishing campaign aimed at state authorities that involves the use of the legitimate remote access software Remcos. The phishing emails, […]