Pierluigi Paganini
July 26, 2025
Arizona woman gets 8 years for helping North Korea-linked threat actors to infiltrate 309 U.S. firms with fake IT jobs. Christina Marie Chapman (50) from Arizona, was sentenced to 102 months in prison for aiding North Korean IT workers in infiltrating 309 U.S. companies. She pleaded guilty to charges including aggravated identity theft, conspiracy to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 25, 2025
Operation CargoTalon targets Russia’s aerospace and defense sectors with EAGLET malware, using TTN documents to exfiltrate data. SEQRITE Labs researchers uncovered a cyber-espionage campaign, dubbed Operation CargoTalon, targeting Russia’s aerospace and defense sectors, specifically Voronezh Aircraft Production Association (VASO), via malicious TTN documents. “Товарно-транспортная накладная” (TTN) is a “goods and transport invoice” or “consignment note” used […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 23, 2025
Microsoft linked SharePoint exploits to China-nexus groups Linen Typhoon, Violet Typhoon, and Storm-2603, active since July 7, 2025. Microsoft confirmed that China-linked groups Linen Typhoon, Violet Typhoon, and Storm-2603 exploited SharePoint flaws for initial access as early as July 7, 2025. “As of this writing, Microsoft has observed two named Chinese nation-state actors, Linen Typhoon […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 22, 2025
While SentinelOne did not attribute the attack to a specific threat actor, The Washington Post linked it to China-nexus acors. On July 19, Microsoft confirmed active exploitation of a zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-53770 in on-prem SharePoint Servers. The IT giant issued emergency patches for SharePoint Subscription Edition and 2019, with 2016 updates pending. Microsoft […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 21, 2025
Iran-linked APT MuddyWater is deploying new DCHSpy spyware variants to target Android users amid the ongoing conflict with Israel. Lookout researchers observed Iran-linked APT MuddyWater (aka SeedWorm, TEMP.Zagros, and Static Kitten) is deploying a new version of the DCHSpy Android spyware in the context of the Israel-Iran conflict. The first MuddyWater campaign was observed in late 2017, when the APT group targeted entities in […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 16, 2025
China-linked APT Salt Typhoon breached a U.S. Army National Guard unit’s network, accessed configs, and intercepted communications with other units. A DoD report warns that China-nexus hacking group Salt Typhoon breached a U.S. state’s Army National Guard network from March to December 2024. The APT stole network configs, admin credentials, and data exchanged with units […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 14, 2025
Spain gives Huawei wiretap contracts, sparking concerns over potential Chinese government access due to Huawei’s links to Beijing. The Spanish Ministry of the Interior has awarded €12.3 million ($14.3 million) contracts to manage and store judicially authorized wiretaps used by law enforcement and intelligence agencies, raising concerns about potential Chinese government access due to the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 10, 2025
DoNot APT, likely an India-linked cyberespionage group, targets European foreign ministries with LoptikMod malware. The DoNot APT group, likely linked to India, has expanded its operations and is targeting European foreign ministries with a new malware, called LoptikMod. The Donot Team (also known as APT-C-35 and Origami Elephant) has been active since 2016, focusing on government entities, foreign […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 09, 2025
An Iranian ransomware group, Pay2Key.I2P, has intensified attacks on U.S. and Israeli targets, offering affiliates higher profits. The Iranian ransomware group Pay2Key.I2P is stepping up attacks on U.S. and Israeli targets, luring affiliates with higher profit shares. The ransomware gang is the successor to the original Pay2Key group and experts linked it to the Iran-nexus […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 08, 2025
Italian police arrested a Chinese national linked to Silk Typhoon APT group at Milan’s Malpensa Airport on a U.S. warrant. Italian police arrested a Chinese national, Zewei Xu (33), at Milan’s Malpensa Airport on a U.S. warrant. Xu was arrested at Malpensa Airport on July 3rd after arriving on a flight from China. Authorities accused […]
