Pierluigi Paganini
July 30, 2024
The APT group SideWinder launched a new espionage campaign targeting ports and maritime facilities in the Indian Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. SideWinder (also known as Razor Tiger, Rattlesnake, and T-APT-04) has been active since at least 2012, the group mainly targeted Police, Military, Maritime, and the Naval forces of Central Asian countries. In the 2022 […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 27, 2024
Ukraine launched a massive cyber operation that shut down the ATM services of the biggest Russian banks on July 27, reported the Kyiv Post. Ukraine has launched a massive cyberattack against ATMs of Russian banks, the cyber operation began on July 23. “This is an opportune moment to fully implement the Kremlin’s long-desired âimport substitutionâ […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 23, 2024
In April 2024, Dragos researchers spotted the malware FrostyGoop that interacts with Industrial Control Systems (ICS) using the Modbus protocol. In April 2024, Dragos researchers discovered a new ICS malware named FrostyGoop that interacts with Industrial Control Systems using the Modbus protocol. FrostyGoop is the ninth ICS malware that was discovered an that a nation-state […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 30, 2024
Microsoft warned more customers about email theft linked to the previously reported Midnight Blizzard hacking campaign. The Russia-linked cyberespionage group Midnight Blizzard continues to target Microsoft users to steal other emails, warn the IT giant. The company is identifying more customers targeted by the Midnight Blizzard hacking campaign following Microsoftâs corporate infrastructure breach. In January, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 28, 2024
The US DoJ announced charges against a member of Russia’s military intelligence service GRU for conducting wiper attacks on Ukraine in 2022. The US Department of Justice (DoJ) announced charges against Russian national Amin Timovich Stigal, who is a member of Russia’s military intelligence service GRU, for conducting wiper attacks on Ukraine in 2022. The […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 17, 2024
Chinese cyberespionage group Velvet Ant was spotted using custom malware to target F5 BIG-IP appliances to breach target networks. In late 2023, Sygnia researchers responded to an incident suffered by a large organization that they attributed to a China-linked threat actor tracked as ‘Velvet Ant.’ The cyberspies deployed custom malware on F5 BIG-IP appliances to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 14, 2024
Ukraineâs security service (SBU) detained two individuals accused of supporting Russian intelligence in spreading propaganda and hacking soldiers’ phones. Ukraineâs security service, the SBU, detained two individuals who are accused of supporting Russian intelligence in spreading pro-Russia propaganda. They are also accused of hacking the phones of Ukrainian soldiers. The arrests result from an investigation conducted by […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 07, 2024
Ukraine CERT-UA warned of cyber attacks targeting defense forces with SPECTR malware as part of a cyber espionage campaign dubbed SickSync. The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) warned of cyber espionage campaign targeting defense forces in the country. The Ukrainian CERT attributes the attack to the threat actor UAC-0020 which employed a malware […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 26, 2024
The Ukraine CERT-UA warns of a concerning increase in cyberattacks attributed to the financially-motivated threat actor UAC-0006. The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) warned of surge in in cyberattacks linked to the financially-motivated threat actor UAC-0006. UAC-0006 has been active since at least 2013. The threat actors focus on compromising accountantsâ PCs (which […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 12, 2024
Pro-Russia hackers targeted government websites in Kosovo in retaliation for the government’s support to Ukraine with military equipment. Pro-Russia hackers targeted Kosovo government websites, including the websites of the president and prime minister, with DDoS attacks. The attacks are a retaliation for Kosovo’s support of Ukraine with military equipment. Defense Minister Ejup Maqedonci claimed that […]
