Cyber warfare

Pierluigi Paganini March 31, 2022
Anonymous hacked Russian Thozis Corp, but denies attacks on Rosaviatsia

The Anonymous collective hacked the Russian investment firm Thozis Corp, but it’s a mystery the attack against the Russian Civil Aviation Authority Rosaviatsia. Anonymous continues to target Russian organizations and private foreign businesses the are still operating in the country. The popular collective claims to have hacked the Russian investment firm Thozis Corp, which is […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 29, 2022
Ukrtelecom, a major mobile service and internet provider in Ukraine, foiled a “massive” cyberattack that hit its infrastructure

Ukrtelecom, a major mobile service and internet provider in Ukraine, foiled a “massive” cyberattack that hit its infrastructure. On March 29, 2022, a massive cyber attack caused a major internet disruption across Ukraine on national provider Ukrtelecom. According to global internet monitor service NetBlock, real-time network data showed connectivity collapsed to 13% of pre-war levels. […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 28, 2022
GhostWriter APT targets state entities of Ukraine with Cobalt Strike Beacon 

Ukraine CERT-UA warns that the Belarus-linked GhostWriter APT group is targeting state entities of Ukraine with Cobalt Strike Beacon. Ukraine CERT-UA uncovered a spear-phishing campaign conducted by Belarus-linked GhostWriter APT group targeting Ukrainian state entities with Cobalt Strike Beacon. The phishing messages use a RAR-archive named “Saboteurs.rar”, which contains RAR-archive “Saboteurs 21.03.rar.” This second archive […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 27, 2022
Mar 20- Mar 26 Ukraine – Russia the silent cyber conflict

This post provides a timeline of the events related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine from the cyber security perspective. March 25 – Anonymous leaked 28GB of data stolen from the Central Bank of Russia Anonymous announced that the affiliate group Black Rabbit World has leaked 28 GB of data stolen from the Central Bank […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 25, 2022
Chinese threat actor Scarab targets Ukraine, CERT-UA warns

Ukraine CERT (CERT-UA) released details about a campaign that SentinelLabs linked with the suspected Chinese threat actor tracked as Scarab. Ukraine CERT (CERT-UA) published technical details about a malicious activity tracked as UAC-0026, which SentinelLabs associated with China-linked Scarab APT. Scarab APT was first spotted in 2015, but experts believe it has been active since […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 25, 2022
US indicted 4 Russian government employees for attacks on critical infrastructure

The U.S. has indicted four Russian government employees for their involvement in attacks on entities in critical infrastructure. The U.S. has indicted four Russian government employees for their role in cyberattacks targeting hundreds of companies and organizations in the energy sector worldwide between 2012 and 2018. “The Department of Justice unsealed two indictments today charging […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 24, 2022
Anonymous targets western companies still active in Russia, including Auchan, Leroy Merlin e Decathlon

Anonymous launches its offensive against Wester companies still operating in Russia, it ‘DDoSed’ Auchan, Leroy Merlin e Decathlon websites. Since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, Anonymous has declared war on Russia and launched multiple cyber-attacks against Russian entities, including Russian government sites, state-run media websites, and energy firms. Anonymous recently declared war on all companies that […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 24, 2022
Anonymous claims to have hacked the Central Bank of Russia

The Anonymous hacker collective claims to have hacked the Central Bank of Russia and stole accessed 35,000 documents. Anonymous continues to target Russian government organizations and private businesses, now it is claiming to have hacked the Central Bank of Russia. The popular hacker collective claims to have compromised the systems of the Central Bank of […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 23, 2022
Ukrainian enterprises hit with the DoubleZero wiper

Ukraine CERT-UA warns of cyberattack aimed at Ukrainian enterprises using the a wiper dubbed DoubleZero. Ukraine CERT-UA continues to observe malware based attacks aimed at Ukrainian organizations, in a recent alert it warned of attacks employing a wiper dubbed DoubleZero. The government CERT started observing this campaign on March 17, 2022, threat actors launched spear-phishing […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 22, 2022
Anonymous hacked Nestlè and leaked 10 GB of sensitive

The popular Anonymous hacktivist collective announced to have hacked Nestlè and leaked 10 GB of sensitive data because the food and beverage giant continued to operate in Russia. The popular Anonymous hacktivist collective recently declared war on all companies that decided to continue to operate in Russia by paying taxes to the Russian government. Nestlè […]