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Pierluigi Paganini October 30, 2022

Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss ‘s phone was allegedly hacked by Russian spies

According to the Daily Mail, Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss ‘s personal phone was hacked by Russian spies. The personal mobile phone of British Prime Minister Liz Truss was hacked by cyber spies suspected of working for the Kremlin, the Daily Mail reported. According to the British tabloid, the cyber-spies are believed to have […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 18, 2022

China-linked APT41 group targets Hong Kong with Spyder Loader

China-linked threat actors APT41 (a.k.a. Winnti) targeted organizations in Hong Kong, in some cases remaining undetected for a year. Symantec researchers reported that cyberespionage group APT41 targeted organizations in Hong Kong in a campaign that is a likely continuation of the Operation CuckooBees activity detailed by Cybereason in May. Winnti (aka APT41, Axiom, Barium, Blackfly) is a cyberespionage […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 14, 2022

WIP19, a new Chinese APT targets IT Service Providers and Telcos

Chinese-speaking threat actor, tracked as WIP19, is targeting telecommunications and IT service providers in the Middle East and Asia. SentinelOne researchers uncovered a new threat cluster, tracked as WIP19, which has been targeting telecommunications and IT service providers in the Middle East and Asia. The experts believe the group operated for cyber espionage purposes and is […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 10, 2022

The head of the Federal Cyber Security Authority (BSI) faces dismissal

The German Interior Minister wants to dismiss the head of the Federal Cyber Security Authority (BSI), Arne Schoenbohm, due to possible contacts with Russian security services. German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser wants to dismiss the head of the Federal Cyber Security Authority (BSI), Arne Schoenbohm, due to possible contact with people involved with Russian security […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 04, 2022

Lazarus APT employed an exploit in a Dell firmware driver in recent attacks

North Korea-linked Lazarus APT has been spotted deploying a Windows rootkit by taking advantage of an exploit in a Dell firmware driver. The North Korea-backed Lazarus Group has been observed deploying a Windows rootkit by relying on exploit in a Dell firmware driver dbutil_2_3.sys, ESET researchers warn. The discovery was made by ESET researchers while […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 03, 2022

Finnish intelligence warns of Russia’s cyberespionage activities

The Finnish Security Intelligence Service (SUPO) warns Russia will highly likely intensify its cyber activity over the winter. The Finnish Security Intelligence Service (Suojelupoliisi or SUPO) warn of a highly likely intensification of cyberespionage activities conducted by Russia-linked threat actors over the winter. According to the SUPO, future NATO membership will make the country a privileged target […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 30, 2022

Witchetty APT used steganography in attacks against Middle East entities

A cyberespionage group, tracked as Witchetty, used steganography to hide a previously undocumented backdoor in a Windows logo. Broadcom’s Symantec Threat Hunter Team observed a threat actor, tracked as Witchetty, using steganography to hide a previously undocumented backdoor in a Windows logo. The group used the backdoor in attacks against Middle Eastern governments. The cyber […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 28, 2022

ONLINE DISINFORMATION: Under the hood of a Doppelgänger

ONLINE DISINFORMATION is one of the defining issues of our time and the influence of fake news has become an acute threat to our society. Disinformation undermines true journalism and steers the public opinion in highly charged topics such as immigration, climate change, armed conflicts or refugee and health crises. Social media platforms are the […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 28, 2022

APT28 relies on PowerPoint Mouseover to deliver Graphite malware

The Russia-linked APT28 group is using mouse movement in decoy Microsoft PowerPoint documents to distribute malware. The Russia-linked APT28 employed a technique relying on mouse movement in decoy Microsoft PowerPoint documents to deploy malware, researchers from Cluster25 reported. Cluster25 researchers were analyzing a lure PowerPoint document used to deliver a variant of Graphite malware, which is known to be used […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 28, 2022

Meta dismantled the largest Russian network since the war in Ukraine began

Meta dismantled a network of Facebook and Instagram accounts spreading disinformation across European countries. Meta announced to have taken down a huge Russian network of Facebook and Instagram accounts used to spread disinformation published on more than 60 websites impersonating news organizations across Europe. The disinformation operation began in May 2022, the network targeted primarily […]

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Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss ‘s phone was allegedly hacked by Russian spies

China-linked APT41 group targets Hong Kong with Spyder Loader

WIP19, a new Chinese APT targets IT Service Providers and Telcos

The head of the Federal Cyber Security Authority (BSI) faces dismissal

Lazarus APT employed an exploit in a Dell firmware driver in recent attacks

Finnish intelligence warns of Russia’s cyberespionage activities

Witchetty APT used steganography in attacks against Middle East entities

ONLINE DISINFORMATION: Under the hood of a Doppelgänger

APT28 relies on PowerPoint Mouseover to deliver Graphite malware

Meta dismantled the largest Russian network since the war in Ukraine began

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