Cyber warfare

Pierluigi Paganini March 20, 2022
EU and US agencies warn that Russia could attack satellite communications networks

FBI, CISA, and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) warn of possible threats to international satellite communication (SATCOM) networks. Satellite communication (SATCOM) networks are critical infrastructure for modern society, US and EU agencies warn of possible threats to them. Victor Zhora, Chief Digital Transformation Officer at the State Service of Special Communication and Information […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 17, 2022
Anonymous continues to support Ukraine against Russia

The collective Anonymous and its affiliated groups continue to target the Russian government and private organizations. The collective Anonymous, and other groups in its ecosystem, continue to target the Russian government and private organizations. Let’s summarize the most interesting attacks observed in the last few days. Yesterday Anonymous announced the hack of the website of […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 17, 2022
Ukraine SBU arrested a hacker who supported Russia during the invasion

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) announced the arrest of a “hacker” who helped Russian Army during the invasion. The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) announced to have arrested a hacker who provided technical support to Russian troops during the invasion, the man provided mobile communication services inside the Ukrainian territory. The man has broadcasted […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 16, 2022
Russia-linked threats actors exploited default MFA protocol and PrintNightmare bug to compromise NGO cloud

FBI and CISA warn Russia-linked threats actors gained access to an NGO cloud after enrolling their own device in the organization’s Duo MFA. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)  warned that Russia-linked threat actors have gained access to a non-governmental organization (NGO) cloud by exploiting misconfigured default multifactor […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 15, 2022
CaddyWiper, a new data wiper hits Ukraine

Experts discovered a new wiper, tracked as CaddyWiper, that was employed in attacks targeting Ukrainian organizations. Experts at ESET Research Labs discovered a new data wiper, dubbed CaddyWiper, that was employed in attacks targeting Ukrainian organizations. The security firm has announced the discovery of the malware with a series of tweets: “This new malware erases […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 14, 2022
A massive DDoS attack hit Israel, government sites went offline

Many Israel government websites were offline after a cyberattack, defense sources claim that this is the largest-ever attack that hit the country. Israeli media reported that a massive DDoS attack has taken down many Israel government websites. The Jerusalem Post attributed the attack to an allegedly Iran-linked threat actor that claimed responsibility for the attack. Multiple […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 14, 2022
Ukraine is using Clearview AI’s facial recognition during the conflict

Ukraine’s defense ministry began using Clearview AI’s facial recognition technology to uncover Russian assailants, combat misinformation and identify the dead. Ukraine’s defense ministry announced it will use the AI’s facial recognition technology offered by Clearview. Clearview’s chief executive Hoan Ton-That confirmed the news to Reuters, the technology will allow the Ukrainian military to uncover Russian […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 14, 2022
Anonymous claims to have hacked German subsidiary of Russian energy giant Rosneft

Anonymous claims to have hacked the systems of the German subsidiary of Russian energy giant Rosneft and stole 20TB of data. The Anonymous hacker collective claimed to have hacked the German branch of the Russian energy giant Rosneft. In hacktivists announced to have stolen 20 terabytes of data from the company. According to the German […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 14, 2022
Russia-Ukraine cyber conflict poses critical infrastructure at risk

While the Russia-Ukraine cyber conflict goes on, nation-state actors, crooks, and hacktivists continue to pose critical infrastructure at risk. Critical infrastructure is a privileged target for almost any kind of threat actor, the ongoing Russia-Ukraine cyber conflict is posing them at risk. Ongoing attacks could cause severe damages to multiple sectors, including transportation, communication, financial […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 13, 2022
Mar 06- Mar 12 Ukraine – Russia the silent cyber conflict

This post provides a timeline of the events related to the Russia invasion of Ukraine from the cyber security perspective. March 12 – Russian Internet watchdog Roskomnadzor is going to ban Instagram Russian Internet watchdog Roskomnadzor is going to ban Instagram in Russia to prevent the spreading of info related to the Ukraine invasion. March […]