Pierluigi Paganini
December 28, 2023
Experts discovered that Operation Triangulation targeting Apple iOS devices leveraged an undocumented hardware feature. Researchers from the Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky discovered that threat actors behind the Operation Triangulation exploited an undocumented hardware feature to target Apple iOS devices. In early June, Kaspersky uncovered a previously unknown APT group that is targeting iOS devices with zero-click exploits as part […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 07, 2023
The UK NCSC and Microsoft warned that Russia-linked threat actor Callisto Group is targeting organizations worldwide. The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and Microsoft reported that the Russia-linked APT group Callisto Group is targeting organizations worldwide. The nation-state actor is carrying out spear-phishing attacks for cyberespionage purposes. The Callisto APT group (aka “Seaborgium“, “Star […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 03, 2023
Threat actors are using the Agent Raccoon malware in attacks against organizations in the Middle East, Africa and the U.S. Unit42 researchers uncovered a new backdoor named Agent Raccoon, which is being used in attacks against organizations in the Middle East, Africa, and the U.S. The malware was used in attacks against multiple industries, including […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 01, 2023
The US Department of the Treasuryâs Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions against North Korea-linked APT group Kimsuky. The US Department of the Treasuryâs Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) this week announced sanctions against the North Korea-linked APT group Kimsuky. Kimsuky cyberespionage group (aka ARCHIPELAGO, Black Banshee, Thallium, Velvet Chollima, APT43) was first spotted by Kaspersky researchers in […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 18, 2023
Russia-linked cyberespionage group Gamaredon has been spotted propagating a worm called LitterDrifter via USB. Check Point researchers observed Russia-linked Gamaredon spreading the worm called LitterDrifter via USB in attacks against Ukraine. Gamaredon (aka Shuckworm, Actinium, Armageddon, Primitive Bear, UAC-0010, and Trident Ursa) has been active since 2014 and its activity focuses on Ukraine, the group was observed using the multistage backdoor Pteranodon/Pterodo. The Gamaredon APT group continues to carry out […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 14, 2023
Danish critical infrastructure was hit by the largest cyber attack on record that hit the country, according to Denmark’s SektorCERT. In May, Danish critical infrastructure faced the biggest cyber attack on record that hit the country, reported SektorCERT, Denmark’s Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT) for the critical infrastructure sectors. A first wave of attacks […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 31, 2023
Canada banned the Chinese messaging app WeChat and Kaspersky antivirus on government mobile devices due to privacy and security risks. The Government of Canada announced a ban on the use of the WeChat and Kaspersky applications on government-issued mobile devices due to privacy and security risks. The ban will be effective starting from October 30, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 27, 2023
France National Agency for the Security of Information Systems warns that the Russia-linked APT28 group has breached several critical networks. The French National Agency for the Security of Information Systems ANSSI (Agence Nationale de la sĂ©curitĂ© des systĂšmes d’information) warns that the Russia-linked APT28 group has been targeting multiple French organizations, including government entities, businesses, universities, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 26, 2023
Russia-linked threat actor Winter Vivern has been observed exploiting a zero-day flaw in Roundcube webmail software. Russian APT group Winter Vivern (aka TA473) has been observed exploiting a zero-day flaw in Roundcube webmail software on October 11, 2023. ESET researchers pointed out that is a different vulnerability than CVE-2020-35730, that the group exploited in other attacks. The Winter […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 24, 2023
A former NSA employee has pleaded guilty to charges of attempting to transmit classified defense information to Russia. Jareh Sebastian Dalke (31), a former NSA employee has admitted to attempting to convey classified defense information to Russia, pleading guilty to the charges. The man pleaded guilty today to six counts of attempting to transmit classified […]
