Pierluigi Paganini
September 08, 2021
Germany has protested to Russia over attempts to steal data from lawmakers and use them to spread disinformation ahead of the upcoming election. Germany has formally protested to Russia over a series of cyber attacks aimed at stealing data from lawmakers that could be used to arrange disinformation campaigns before the upcoming German election. The […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 24, 2021
Citizen Lab uncovered a new zero-click iMessage exploit that was used to deploy the NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware on devices belonging to Bahraini activists. Researchers from Citizen Lab spotted a zero-click iMessage exploit that was used to deploy NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware on Bahraini activists’ devices. The iPhones of nine activists, including members of the Bahrain Center for Human […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 11, 2021
China-linked threat actors UNC215 targeted Israeli organizations in a long-running campaign and used false flags to trick victims into believing the attacks was from Iran. A China-linked cyber-espionage group has targeted Israeli organizations and government institutions in a campaign that began in January 2019. The attacks were detailed by cybersecurity firm Mandiant, the state-sponsored hackers […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 21, 2021
French cyber-security agency ANSSI warned of an ongoing cyberespionage campaign aimed at French organizations carried out by China-linked APT31 group. The French national cyber-security agency ANSSI warned of ongoing attacks against a large number of French organizations conducted by the Chine-linked APT31 cyberespionage group. The state-sponsored hackers are hijacking home routers to set up a […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 19, 2021
Pegasus Project investigation into the leak of 50,000 phone numbers of potential surveillance targets revealed the abuse of NSO Group’s spyware. Pegasus Project is the name of a large-scale investigation into the leak of 50,000 phone numbers of potential surveillance targets that revealed the abuse of NSO Group’s spyware. Pegasus is a surveillance malware developed by […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 17, 2021
The US government is offering a $10 million reward to everyone that provides information on operations conducted by nation-state actors. The US government is offering a $10 million reward for information on campaigns conducted by state-sponsored hackers. The move was announced by the U.S. Department of State, the US agency states that its Rewards for […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 15, 2021
Experts said that Israeli surveillance firm Candiru, tracked as Sourgum, exploited zero-days to deliver a new Windows spyware. Microsoft and Citizen Lab believe that the secretive Israel-based Israeli surveillance firm Candiru, tracked as Sourgum, used Windows zero-day exploits to deliver a new Windows spyware dubbed DevilsTongue. According to the experts, at least 100 activists, journalists […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 14, 2021
Google security experts revealed that Russia-linked APT group targeted LinkedIn users with Safari zero-day. Security researchers from Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) and Google Project Zero revealed that four zero-day vulnerabilities have been exploited in the wild earlier this year. The four security flaws were discovered earlier this year and affect Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, and WebKit browser […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 14, 2021
LuminousMoth: Kaspersky uncovered an ongoing and large-scale APT campaign that targeted government entities in Southeast Asia, including Myanmar and the Philippines. Kaspersky experts uncovered an ongoing and large-scale cyber espionage campaign, tracked as LuminousMoth, aimed at government entities from Southeast Asia, including Myanmar and the Philippines government entities. The LuminousMoth campaign has been linked by […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 11, 2021
President Joe Biden expressed concerns about ransomware attacks carried out by Russian gangs during a phone call with President Vladimir Putin. The recent wave of ransomware attacks carried out by Russian gangs like REvil and Darkside worries US authorities and was discussed by Presidents Biden and Putin during a phone call. The ransomware attacks against […]
