Cyber warfare

Pierluigi Paganini September 14, 2018
Iran-Linked OilRig APT group targets high-ranking office in a Middle Eastern nation

Researchers from the Unit42 at Palo Alto Networks observed Iran-Linked OilRig APT group targeting high-ranking office in a Middle Eastern nation The Iran-linked APT group OilRig continues to very active, it continues to improve the weapons in its arsenal. The OilRig hacker group has been around since at least 2015, since then it targeted mainly organizations in the financial and government […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 07, 2018
US charges North Korea agent over Sony Pictures hack and WannaCry

The U.S. Department of Justice charged a North Korea agent over WannaCry and 2014 Sony Pictures Entertainment Hack. The U.S. Department of Justice announces charges against a North Korean government spy that was involved in the massive WannaCry ransomware attack and the 2014 Sony Pictures Entertainment hack. “the Justice Department charged on Thursday in a 174-page criminal complaint that detailed how […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 02, 2018
Security Affairs newsletter Round 178 – News of the week

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Let me inform you that my new book, “Digging in the Deep Web” is online with a special deal 20% discount Kindle Edition Paper Copy Once again thank you! ·      Personal details of 37,000 Eir customers exposed […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 28, 2018
Iran-linked COBALT DICKENS group targets universities in new phishing campaign

Experts from SecureWorks discovered a large phishing campaign targeting universities carried out by an Iran-linked threat actor COBALT DICKENS. Security firm SecureWorks has uncovered a new phishing campaign carried out by COBALT DICKENS APT targeting universities worldwide, it involved sixteen domains hosting more than 300 spoofed websites for 76 universities in 14 countries, including Australia, Canada, China, Israel, […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 28, 2018
Security firm attributes Cosmos Bank cyberheist to Lazarus APT

Security experts from Securonix have published a report that attributes the attack against on the Cosmos Bank to the Lazarus APT group. Cosmos Bank is one of the largest Indian cooperative banks, it was the victim of a cyberheist a couple of weeks ago when hackers stole over 940 million rupees ($13.5 million) in just three […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 23, 2018
Latest Turla backdoor leverages email PDF attachments as C&C mechanism

Malware researchers from ESET have published a detailed report on the latest variant of the Turla backdoor that leverages email PDF attachments as C&C. Malware researchers from ESET have conducted a new analysis of a backdoor used by the Russia-linked APT Turla in targeted espionage operations. The new analysis revealed a list of high-profile victims that was […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 23, 2018
North Korea-linked Ryuk Ransomware used in a targeted campaign

Check Point reported that organizations worldwide have been targeted with the Ryuk ransomware that was developed by North Korea-linked threat actor. Security experts from Check Point have uncovered a ransomware-based campaign aimed at organizations around the world conducted by North Korea-linked threat actor. The campaign appears as targeted and well-planned, crooks targeted several enterprises and encrypted hundreds […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 21, 2018
Microsoft says Russian hackers continue targeting 2018 midterm elections

Microsoft has spotted a new hacking campaign targeting 2018 midterm elections, the experts attributed the attacks to Russia-linked APT28 group. Microsoft has spotted a new hacking campaign targeting 2018 midterm elections. The tech giant attributed to Russia-linked APT28 a series of cyber attacks aimed at Members of United States’ Senate, conservative organizations and think tanks. […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 19, 2018
North Korea-linked Dark Hotel APT leverages CVE-2018-8373 exploit

The North Korea-linked Dark Hotel APT group is leveraging the recently patched CVE-2018-8373 vulnerability in the VBScript engine in attacks in the wild. The vulnerability affects Internet Explorer 9, 10 and 11, it was first disclosed last month by Trend Micro and affected all supported versions of Windows. The flaw could be exploited by remote attackers […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 12, 2018
Security Affairs newsletter Round 175 – News of the week

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Let me inform you that my new book, “Digging in the Deep Web” is online with a special deal 20% discount Kindle Edition Paper Copy Once again thank you! ·      A malware paralyzed TSMC plants where also […]