Intelligence

Pierluigi Paganini October 21, 2024
Unknown threat actors exploit Roundcube Webmail flaw in phishing campaign

Hackers exploited a now-patched Roundcube flaw in a phishing attack to steal user credentials from the open-source webmail software. Researchers from Positive Technologies warn that unknown threat actors have attempted to exploit a now-patched vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-37383 (CVSS score: 6.1), in the open-source Roundcube webmail software. The attackers have exploited the flaw as part of […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 18, 2024
Iran-linked actors target critical infrastructure organizations

U.S. and allies warn of attacks from Iran-linked actors targeting critical infrastructure through brute-force attacks in a year-long campaign. Intelligence and cybersecurity agencies from the U.S., Australia, and Canada, warn about a year-long campaign carried out by Iran-linked threat actors to break into critical infrastructure organizations via brute force and password spraying attacks. The attacks […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 17, 2024
Russia-linked RomCom group targeted Ukrainian government agencies since late 2023

Russia-linked threat actor RomCom targeted Ukrainian government agencies and Polish entities in cyber attacks since late 2023. Cisco Talos researchers observed Russia-linked threat actor RomCom (aka UAT-5647, Storm-0978, Tropical Scorpius, UAC-0180, UNC2596) targeting Ukrainian government agencies and Polish entities in a new wave of attacks since at least late 2023.  In the recent attacks, RomCom […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 14, 2024
Nation-state actor exploited three Ivanti CSA zero-days

An alleged nation-state actor exploited three zero-day vulnerabilities in Ivanti Cloud Service Appliance (CSA) in recent attacks. Fortinet FortiGuard Labs researchers warn that a suspected nation-state actor has been exploiting three Ivanti Cloud Service Appliance (CSA) zero-day issues to carry out malicious activities. The three vulnerabilities exploited by the threat actor are: “an advanced adversary […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 12, 2024
A cyber attack hit Iranian government sites and nuclear facilities

As Middle East tensions rise, cyberattacks hit Iran’s government branches and nuclear facilities, following Israel’s response to Iran’s October 1 missile barrage. Amid escalating Middle East tensions, Iran faced major cyberattacks Saturday, disrupting its government branches and targeting nuclear facilities. The massive cyberattack followed Israel’s pledged response to Iran’s October 1 missile barrage, as regional […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 11, 2024
Iran and China-linked actors used ChatGPT for preparing attacks

OpenAI disrupted 20 cyber and influence operations in 2023, revealing Iran and China-linked actors used ChatGPT for planning ICS attacks. OpenAI announced the disruption of over 20 cyber and influence operations this year, involving Iranian and Chinese state-sponsored hackers. The company uncovered the activities of three threat actors abusing ChatGPT to launch cyberattacks. One of […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 09, 2024
Awaken Likho APT group targets Russian government with a new implant

A threat actor tracked as Awaken Likho is targeting Russian government agencies and industrial entities, reported cybersecurity firm Kaspersky. A recent investigation by Kaspersky researchers into the APT group Awaken Likho (aka Core Werewolf and PseudoGamaredon) uncovered a new campaign from June to August 2024, showing a shift from UltraVNC to the MeshCentral platform for […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 07, 2024
Kyiv’s hackers launched an unprecedented cyber attack on Russian state media VGTRK on Putin’s birthday

Russian state media VGTRK faced a major cyberattack, which a Ukrainian source claimed was conducted by Kyiv’s hackers. A Ukrainian government source told Reuters that Kyiv’s hackers are behind the cyber attack that disrupted operations at the Russian state media company VGTRK on Putin’s birthday. The All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK, Russian: […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 06, 2024
China-linked group Salt Typhoon hacked US broadband providers and breached wiretap systems

China-linked APT group Salt Typhoon breached U.S. broadband providers, potentially accessing systems for lawful wiretapping and other data. China-linked APT group Salt Typhoon (also known as FamousSparrow and GhostEmperor) breached U.S. broadband providers, including Verizon, AT&T, and Lumen Technologies, potentially accessing systems for lawful wiretapping and other data. According to the Wall Street Journal, which reported the news […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 04, 2024
Microsoft and DOJ seized the attack infrastructure used by Russia-linked Callisto Group

Microsoft and the U.S. DoJ seized over 100 domains used by the Russia-linked Callisto Group for launching attacks on U.S. government and nonprofits. The Justice Department revealed the unsealing of a warrant to seize 41 domains used by Russia-linked Callisto Group (formerly SEABORGIUM, also known as COLDRIVER) for computer fraud in the United States. US […]