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Pierluigi Paganini March 06, 2025

Chinese Lotus Blossom APT targets multiple sectors with Sagerunex backdoor

China-linked Lotus Blossom APT targets governments and industries in Asian countries with new Sagerunex backdoor variants. Talos researchers linked China-backed Lotus Blossom APT (also known as Elise and Esile) to multiple campaigns targeting organizations in sectors such as government, manufacturing, telecommunications and media with the Sagerunex backdoor. The victims of the attacks are in the […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 05, 2025

China-linked APT Silk Typhoon targets IT Supply Chain

Microsoft warns that China-backed APT Silk Typhoon linked to US Treasury hack, is now targeting global IT supply chains, using IT firms to spy and move laterally. Microsoft reported that China-linked APT group Silk Typhoon has shifted tactics to target IT solutions like remote management tools and cloud apps for initial access. Silk Typhoon is […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 04, 2025

CISA maintains stance on Russian cyber threats despite policy shift

US CISA confirms no change in defense against Russian cyber threats despite the Trump administration’s pause on offensive operations. US CISA stated there is no change in defending against Russian cyber threats, despite the Trump administration’s temporary pause on offensive cyber operations. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has recently ordered US Cyber Command to pause […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 03, 2025

Serbian student activist’s phone hacked using Cellebrite zero-day exploit

Amnesty International reports that a Cellebrite zero-day exploit was used to unlock a Serbian activist’s Android phone. Amnesty International reported that a Cellebrite zero-day exploit was used to unlock the Android smartphone of a Serbian activist. In a statement published on 25 February 2025, Cellebrite announced that it had blocked Serbia from using its solution after reports that police […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 28, 2025

China-linked threat actors stole 10% of Belgian State Security Service (VSSE)’s staff emails

Belgian authorities are investigating Chinese hackers for breaching its State Security Service (VSSE), stealing 10% of emails from 2021 to May 2023. The Belgian federal prosecutor’s office is probing a possible security breach on its State Security Service (VSSE) by China-linked threat actors. Chinese hackers gained access to the VSSE’s email server between 2021 and […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 27, 2025

Cellebrite blocked Serbia from using its solution because misuse of the equipment for political reasons

Cellebrite blocked Serbia from using its solution after reports that police used it to unlock and infect the phones of a journalist and activist. A report published by Amnesty International in December 2024 documented the use of Cellebrite’s forensics tools by Serbia police to unlock and install spyware on the phones of a local journalist and […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 26, 2025

New Ghostwriter campaign targets Ukrainian Government and opposition activists in Belarus

A Ghostwriter campaign using a new variant of PicassoLoader targets opposition activists in Belarus, and Ukrainian military and government organizations. SentinelLABS observed a new Ghostwriter campaign targeting Belarusian opposition activists and Ukrainian military and government entities with a new variant of PicassoLoader. The campaign has been active since late 2024, threat actors used weaponized Microsoft […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 24, 2025

Australia bans Kaspersky over national security concerns

Australia bans Kaspersky software over national security concerns, citing risks of foreign interference, espionage, and sabotage of government networks. Australian Government banned products and services provided by Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky over national security concerns. The Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs has issued a mandatory directive under the Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 24, 2025

A data leak exposes the operations of the Chinese private firm TopSec, which provides Censorship-as-a-Service

A leak suggests that Chinese cybersecurity firm TopSec offers censorship-as-a-service services, it provided bespoke monitoring services to a state-owned enterprise facing a corruption scandal. SentinelLABS researchers analyzed a data leak that suggests that the Chinese cybersecurity firm TopSec offers censorship-as-a-service services. The origin of the data leak is unclear, the leak is large and inconsistently […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 20, 2025

Salt Typhoon used custom malware JumbledPath to spy U.S. telecom providers

China-linked cyber espionage group Salt Typhoon uses custom malware JumbledPath to on spy U.S. telecom providers. Cisco Talos researchers reported that China-linked APT group Salt Typhoon uses a custom-built utility, dubbed JumbledPath, to spy on network traffic of U.S. telecommunication providers. China-linked APT group Salt Typhoon (also known as FamousSparrow and GhostEmperor) and has been active since at least 2019 and […]

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Chinese Lotus Blossom APT targets multiple sectors with Sagerunex backdoor

China-linked APT Silk Typhoon targets IT Supply Chain

CISA maintains stance on Russian cyber threats despite policy shift

Serbian student activist’s phone hacked using Cellebrite zero-day exploit

China-linked threat actors stole 10% of Belgian State Security Service (VSSE)’s staff emails

Cellebrite blocked Serbia from using its solution because misuse of the equipment for political reasons

New Ghostwriter campaign targets Ukrainian Government and opposition activists in Belarus

Australia bans Kaspersky over national security concerns

A data leak exposes the operations of the Chinese private firm TopSec, which provides Censorship-as-a-Service

Salt Typhoon used custom malware JumbledPath to spy U.S. telecom providers

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