Pierluigi Paganini
May 28, 2025
The Czech government condemned China after linking cyber espionage group APT31 to a cyberattack on its critical infrastructure. The Czech government strongly condemned China after the cyber espionage group APT31 was linked to a cyberattack targeting the nation’s critical infrastructure. The Czech government condemned China after APT31 hackers infiltrated a ministry’s unclassified system in 2022 […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 27, 2025
A new Russia-linked APT group, tracked as Laundry Bear, has been linked to a Dutch police security breach in September 2024. Netherlands General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD) and the Netherlands Defence Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD) have linked a previously undetected Russia-linked group, tracked Laundry Bear (aka Void Blizzard), to a 2024 police breach. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 19, 2025
James Comey is under investigation for a seashell photo showing “8647,” seen by some as a coded threat against Trump. Former FBI chief James Comey is under investigation by the Secret Service for sharing an image of seashells arranged to display the numbers ‘8647,’ which some interpret as incitement to violence against Trump. “Cool shell […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 18, 2025
Chinese “kill switches” found in Chinese-made power inverters in US solar farm equipment that could let Beijing remotely disable power grids in a conflict. Investigators found “kill switches” in Chinese-made power inverters in US solar farm equipment. These hidden cellular radios could let Beijing remotely cripple power grids during a conflict. The Times reported that […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 09, 2025
Since early 2025, Russia-linked ColdRiver has used LostKeys malware to steal files in espionage attacks on Western governments and organizations. Google’s Threat Intelligence Group discovered LOSTKEYS, a new malware used by Russia-linked APT COLDRIVER, in recent attacks to steal files and gather system info. The ColdRiver APT (aka “Seaborgium“, “Callisto”, “Star Blizzard”, “TA446”) is a Russian cyberespionage group […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 30, 2025
PRODAFT researchers warn of Russia-linked APT group Nebulous Mantis targeting NATO-related defense organizations Nebulous Mantis, a Russian-speaking cyber espionage group (aka Cuba, STORM-0978, Tropical Scorpius, UNC2596), used RomCom RAT and Hancitor since 2019 to target critical infrastructure, governments, and NATO-linked entities. Since mid-2022, they’ve deployed RomCom via spear-phishing for espionage, lateral movement, and data theft. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 30, 2025
France blames Russia-linked APT28 for cyberattacks targeting or compromising a dozen French government bodies and other entities. The Russia-linked APT28 group has targeted or compromised a dozen government organizations and other French entities, the French Government states. In 2024, it was observed attacking OT organizations and linked to cyberattacks on 60 entities in Asia and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 28, 2025
Earth Kurma APT carried out a sophisticated campaign against government and telecommunications sectors in Southeast Asia. Trend Research exposed the Earth Kurma APT campaign targeting Southeast Asia’s government and telecom sectors. Threat actors use custom malware, rootkits, and cloud storage for espionage, credential theft, and data exfiltration, posing a high business risk with advanced evasion […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 25, 2025
The North Korea-linked Lazarus Group targeted at least six firms in South Korea in a cyber espionage campaign called Operation SyncHole. Kaspersky researchers reported that the North Korea-linked APT group Lazarus targeted at least six firms in South Korea in a cyber espionage campaign tracked as Operation SyncHole. The campaign has been active since at […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 24, 2025
A new Android spyware was discovered in a fake Alpine Quest app, reportedly used by Russian soldiers for war zone planning. Doctor Web researchers uncovered a new spyware, tracked as Android.Spy.1292.origin, targeting Russian military personnel. The malicious code was hidden in a trojanized Alpine Quest app and spread via Russian Android catalogs. The malware steals […]
