Pierluigi Paganini
November 19, 2024
Chinese threat actors use custom post-exploitation toolkit ‘DeepData’ to exploit FortiClient VPN zero-day and steal credentials. Volexity researchers discovered a vulnerability in Fortinet’s Windows VPN client that China-linked threat actor BrazenBamboo abused in their DEEPDATA malware. BrazenBamboo is known to be the author of other malware families, including LIGHTSPY, DEEPDATA, and DEEPPOST. DEEPDATA is a […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 18, 2024
The Library of Congress discloses the compromise of some of its IT systems, an alleged foreign threat actor hacked their emails. The Library of Congress informed lawmakers about a security breach, an alleged foreign adversary compromised some of their IT systems and gained access to email communications between congressional offices and some library staff, including […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 18, 2024
T-Mobile confirmed being a victim of recent hacking campaigns linked to China-based threat actors targeting telecom companies. T-Mobile confirms it was hacked as part of a long-running cyber espionage campaign targeting Telco companies. Recently, the FBI and CISA announced they are continuing to investigate a large-scale cyber-espionage campaign by China-linked threat actors targeting U.S. telecoms, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 14, 2024
China-linked threat actors breached U.S. broadband providers and gained access to private communications of a limited number of U.S. government officials. The FBI and CISA continues to investigate a large-scale cyber-espionage campaign by China-linked threat actors targeting U.S. telecoms, compromising networks to steal call records and access private communications, mainly of government and political figures. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 11, 2024
South Korea claims Pro-Russia actors intensified cyberattacks on national sites after it decided to monitor North Korean troops in Ukraine. South Korea’s government blames pro-Russia threat actors for an intensification of cyberattacks on national sites after it decided to monitor North Korean troops in Ukraine. South Korea reports that over 10,000 North Korean troops are […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 10, 2024
US CFPB warns employees to avoid work-related mobile calls and texts following China-linked Salt Typhoon hack over security concerns. The US government’s Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) advises employees to avoid using cellphones for work after China-linked APT group Salt Typhoon hackers breached major telecom providers. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is a U.S. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 07, 2024
Canada ordered ByteDance to shut down TikTok operations over security concerns but did not issue a full ban on the platform. The Canadian government ordered ByteDance to wind up TikTok Technology Canada, Inc. over security concerns following a national security review under the Investment Canada Act Canada’s decision to require ByteDance to dissolve the operations of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 04, 2024
U.S. intel says Russia made a fake video claiming Haitians voted illegally in Georgia, aiming to spread election disinformation. U.S. intel reports Russia created a fake viral video falsely claiming Haitians illegally voted multiple times in Georgia, aiming to spread election disinformation. U.S. intelligence agencies’ claims are based on existing intel and past Russian disinformation […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 03, 2024
US Election 2024 – The FBI warned that two fake videos on X spread false claims of ballot fraud and misinformation about Kamala Harris’s husband. In a post on X on Saturday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said the two videos were spreading rumours about ballot fraud and about Doug Emhoff, the husband of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 02, 2024
Sophos used custom implants to monitor China-linked thret actors targeting firewall zero-days in a years-long battle. Sophos revealed a years-long “cat-and-mouse” battle with China-linked threat actors, using custom implants to track the attackers’ activities. Since 2018, Sophos has faced increasingly aggressive campaigns, including the India-based Sophos subsidiary Cyberoam, where attackers exploited a wall-mounted display for […]
Data Breach / November 21, 2024
