Intelligence

Pierluigi Paganini July 31, 2026
SilverFox Targets Japanese Manufacturer With Advanced ValleyRAT Campaign

SilverFox targeted a Japanese manufacturer with new DLL sideloading techniques, kernel drivers, and resilient ValleyRAT persistence mechanisms. Cato CTRL documented a new SilverFox campaign targeting a Japanese industrial manufacturer. The attack chain adds two previously undocumented DLL-sideloading hosts, two kernel drivers not previously associated with SilverFox, and a dual-layer recovery architecture that keeps ValleyRAT running […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 30, 2026
FCC Restricts New Foreign Robots and Inverters Over Security Risks

The FCC added foreign robots and power inverters to its Covered List, while allowing security updates for existing authorized devices until 2029. The FCC just widened its Covered List again, this time adding foreign-produced advanced robotic devices and power inverters. In plain terms, that means new models in those categories generally can’t get the equipment […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 30, 2026
eSIM Plus and Nicegram Share Belarus-Linked Codebase, Analysis Finds

Analysis found eSIM Plus and Nicegram share a Belarus-linked codebase, while eSIM Plus routes data and calls through Russian services. Two popular apps available in EU app stores, Nicegram, with over 50 million downloads, and eSIM Plus, with over 1 million, are presented to users as Lithuanian products. The Mysterium VPN Research Team pulled apart […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 26, 2026
Hackers Hijack Hotel Wi-Fi to Steal Microsoft 365 Credentials

Hackers compromised hotel Wi-Fi gateways to redirect users to fake Microsoft 365 login pages and steal credentials. ReliaQuest’s threat research team just documented attackers compromising the Wi-Fi gateways at hotels and conference centers, then quietly rerouting guests toward fake Microsoft login pages. No phishing email required. No malicious attachment. Just bad luck about which hotel […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 24, 2026
Thailand’s Ministry of Finance Targeted With Hermes AI Agent Running Unattended, Hades Implant Staged

Hunt.io uncovered a cyber-espionage attack on Thailand’s Finance Ministry using Hermes AI agent and Hades malware for reconnaissance and persistence. Researchers at Hunt.io have uncovered an intrusion targeting Thailand’s Ministry of Finance that offers a rare look inside a live cyber-espionage operation. Instead of recovering malware after the fact, the team found exposed staging servers […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 24, 2026
US Agencies Warn of Laundry Bear Campaign Targeting Unpatched Zimbra Servers

US agencies warn Russian group Laundry Bear is exploiting a patched Zimbra flaw to steal email accounts from organizations running unpatched servers. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), National Security Agency (NSA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and other U.S. government and international partners published a joint advisory to warn that the Russia-linked APT […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 20, 2026
Dutch Intelligence Warns Russia Uses Hacked IP Cameras for Military Espionage

Dutch intelligence says Russia hacks IP cameras to monitor NATO military logistics and weapons shipments to Ukraine. The Netherlands’ AIVD and MIVD, the civilian and military intelligence services, published a joint advisory on July 10 confirming that at least one Russian intelligence service is systematically compromising internet-connected IP cameras across the Netherlands, other EU and […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 18, 2026
Daxin: 13-Year-Old China-Linked Malware Found Still Active on Manufacturer’s Network

Researchers found China’s Daxin rootkit and a new Stupig backdoor on a Taiwan firm’s network, suggesting a stealthy intrusion dating back to 2013. Symantec’s Threat Hunter Team found Daxin running on a compromised host at a Taiwan-based subsidiary of a multinational high-tech manufacturer in 2026. Daxin is a Windows kernel-mode rootkit that Symantec first documented […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 13, 2026
EU Targets FSB-Linked Hackers in New Sanctions Over Cyber Sabotage

EU sanctions target nine people and four entities tied to Russia’s FSB over a 15-year cyberespionage and critical infrastructure sabotage campaign. The European Union imposed sanctions on Monday targeting nine individuals and four entities linked to a Russian cyberespionage and sabotage operation that Brussels says has been running since 2010. The targets include Russian military […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 07, 2026
AI-Generated Malware Powers New Armored Likho APT Campaign

Armored Likho APT uses AI-generated malware, phishing, and BusySnake Stealer to target governments and power grids in Russia, Kazakhstan, and Brazil. Kaspersky’s threat research team has documented a previously unknown APT group they’re calling Armored Likho, also tracked under the name Eagle Werewolf. The group runs two parallel tracks: financially motivated attacks against private individuals […]