Cyber warfare

Pierluigi Paganini February 03, 2023
Russia-linked Gamaredon APT targets Ukrainian authorities with new malware

Russia-linked threat actor Gamaredon employed new spyware in cyber attacks aimed at public authorities and critical information infrastructure in Ukraine. The State Cyber Protection Centre (SCPC) of Ukraine warns of a new wave of targeted attacks conducted by the Russia-linked APT group Gamaredon (aka Shuckworm, Actinium, Armageddon, Primitive Bear, UAC-0010, and Trident Ursa). The attacks aimed at public authorities and critical information […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 01, 2023
Pro-Russia Killnet group hit Dutch and European hospitals

The Dutch National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) confirmed that Pro-Russia group Killnet hit websites of national and European hospitals. The Dutch National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) reported that the websites of several hospital in the Netherlands and Europe were hit by DDoS attacks carried out by pro-Russia hacking group Killnet. The group of hackers launched […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 31, 2023
Pro-Palestine hackers threaten Israeli chemical companies

Threat actors are targeting Israeli chemical companies operating in the occupied territories, security experts warn. Threat actors have launched a massive hacking campaign aimed at Israeli chemical companies operating in the occupied territories. A group, named Electronic Quds Force, is threatening companies’ engineers and workers and are inviting them to resign from their positions. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 31, 2023
Pro-Russia group Killnet targets US healthcare with DDoS attacks

The Pro-Russia group Killnet is launching a series of DDoS attacks against the websites of US healthcare organizations and hospitals. The Pro-Russia group Killnet launched a series of DDoS attacks against US healthcare organizations and hospitals. The group announced the attacks on its Telegram channel, calling for action against the US government healthcare. The list of targets […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 30, 2023
Sandworm APT group hit Ukrainian news agency with five data wipers

The Ukrainian (CERT-UA) discovered five different wipers deployed on the network of the country’s national news agency, Ukrinform. On January 17, 2023, the Telegram channel “CyberArmyofRussia_Reborn” reported the compromise of the systems at the Ukrainian National Information Agency “Ukrinform”. The Ukrainian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA) immediately investigated the claims and as of January 27, […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 20, 2023
Chinese hackers used recently patched FortiOS SSL-VPN flaw as a zero-day in October

An alleged Chinese threat actor was observed exploiting the recently patched CVE-2022-42475 vulnerability in FortiOS SSL-VPN. Researchers from Mandiant reported that suspected Chinese threat actors exploited the recently patched CVE-2022-42475 vulnerability in FortiOS SSL-VPN as a zero-day. According to the security firm, the vulnerability was exploited in attacks against a series of targets, including a […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 09, 2023
Russia-linked Cold River APT targeted US nuclear research laboratories

Russia-linked Cold River APT targeted three nuclear research laboratories in the United States in 2022 summer, Reuters reported. Reuters reported that the Russia-linked APT group Cold River (aka Calisto) targeted three nuclear research laboratories in the United States between August and September 2022. The Cold River APT group targeted the Brookhaven (BNL), Argonne (ANL), and […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 02, 2023
Pro-Russia cyberattacks aim at destabilizing Poland, security agency warns

Poland security agency warns pro-Russian hackers that are continuously targeting the state since the start of the invasion of Ukraine. Since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, Poland has been a constant target of cyber attacks conducted by pro-Russian hackers, Poland’s security agency warns. The attacks aimed at almost any entity in Poland, including […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 22, 2022
North Korea-linked hackers stole $626 million in virtual assets in 2022

North Korea-linked threat actors have stolen an estimated $1.2 billion worth of cryptocurrency and other virtual assets in the past five years. South Korea’s spy agency, the National Intelligence Service, estimated that North Korea-linked threat actors have stolen an estimated 1.5 trillion won ($1.2 billion) in cryptocurrency and other virtual assets in the past five […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 20, 2022
UAC-0142 APT targets Ukraine’s Delta military intelligence program

Ukraine’s CERT-UA revealed the national Delta military intelligence program has been targeted with a malware-based attack. On December 17, 2022, the Center for Innovations and Development of Defense Technologies of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine informed the Government Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) of being targeted by a malware-based attack. The spear […]