Russia-linked Gamaredon APT group targets Ukrainian entities with PowerShell info-stealer malware dubbed GammaLoad. Russia-linked Gamaredon APT group (aka Shuckworm, Actinium, Armageddon, Primitive Bear, and Trident Ursa) targets Ukrainian entities with PowerShell info-stealer malware dubbed GammaLoad, Symantec warns. The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) confirmed the ongoing cyber espionage campaign. Symantec and TrendMicro first discovered the Gamaredon […]
Microsoft disrupted a hacking operation linked conducted by Russia-linked APT SEABORGIUM aimed at NATO countries. The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) has disrupted activity by SEABORGIUM (aka ColdRiver, TA446), a Russia-linked threat actor that is behind a persistent hacking campaign targeting people and organizations in NATO countries. SEABORGIUM has been active since at least 2017, […]
China-linked threat actors Iron Tiger backdoored a version of the cross-platform messaging app MiMi to infect systems. Trend Micro researchers uncovered a new campaign conducted by a China-linked threat actor Iron Tiger that employed a backdoored version of the cross-platform messaging app MiMi Chat App to infect Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. The Iron Tiger APT (aka Panda Emissary, […]
China-linked threat actors targeted dozens of industrial enterprises and public institutions in Afghanistan and Europe. In January 2022, researchers at Kaspersky ICS CERT uncovered a series of targeted attacks on military industrial enterprises and public institutions in Afghanistan and East Europe. The attackers breached dozens of enterprises and in some cases compromised their IT infrastructure, […]
North Korea-linked APT37 group targets high-value organizations in the Czech Republic, Poland, and other countries. Researchers from the Securonix Threat Research (STR) team have uncovered a new attack campaign, tracked as STIFF#BIZON, targeting high-value organizations in multiple countries, including Czech Republic, and Poland. The researchers attribute this campaign to the North Korea-linked APT37 group, aka […]
The U.S. DoJ seized $500,000 worth of Bitcoin from North Korea-linked threat actors who are behind the Maui ransomware. The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has seized $500,000 worth of Bitcoin from North Korean threat actors who used the Maui ransomware to target several organizations worldwide. “The Justice Department today announced a complaint filed in […]
Threat actors hacked the Ukrainian radio station TAVR Media and broadcasted fake news on the critical health condition of President Volodymyr Zelensky Threat actors breached the Ukrainian radio station TAVR Media this week, the attackers spread a fake message on the health status of the Zelensky. The Kyiv Independent reported that a music program on […]
Threat actors targeted a large software development company in Ukraine using the GoMet backdoor. Researchers from Cisco Talos discovered an uncommon piece of malware that was employed in an attack against a large Ukrainian software development company. The software development company produces software that is used by various state organizations in Ukraine. Researchers believe that […]
The Council of the European Union (EU) warns of malicious cyber activities conducted by threat actors in the context of the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. The Council of the European Union (EU) warns of the risks associated with the malicious cyber activities conducted by threat actors in the context of the ongoing conflict […]
The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Belgium blames multiple China-linked threat actors for attacks against The country’s defense and interior ministries. The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Belgium revealed that multiple China-linked APT groups targeted the country’s defense and interior ministries. “Belgium exposes malicious cyber activities that significantly affected our sovereignty, democracy, security and society at large by targeting the […]