Intelligence

Pierluigi Paganini January 22, 2020
OP Glowing Symphony – How US military claims to have disrupted ISIS ‘s propaganda

US military claims to have disrupted the online propaganda activity of the Islamic State (ISIS) in a hacking operation dating back at least to 2016. In 2016, the US Cyber Command carried out successful operations against the online propaganda of the Islamic State (ISIS), this is what emerged from declassified national security top-secret documents released […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 14, 2020
Why Russian APT Fancy Bear hacked the Ukrainian energy firm Burisma?

Russia-linked cyber-espionage group hacked the Ukrainian energy company Burisma at the center of the impeachment trial of US President Donald Trump. The Russian cyberspies, operating under Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency (aka Fancy Bear) carried out a spear-phishing campaign in November aimed at accessing the email of Burisma Holdings employees. The attack was detailed by […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 14, 2020
China-linked APT40 group hides behind 13 front companies

A group of anonymous security researchers that calls itself Intrusion Truth have tracked the activity of a China-linked cyber–espionage group dubbed APT40. A group of anonymous security researchers that calls itself Intrusion Truth has discovered that a China-linked cyberespionage group, tracked as APT40, uses 13 front companies operating in the island of Hainan to recruit […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 07, 2020
China-based Bronze President APT targets South and East Asia

A cyber-espionage group tracked as Bronze President has been targeting countries in South and East Asia, Secureworks experts warn. Researchers at Secureworks’ Counter Threat Unit (CTU) have uncovered a cyber espionage campaign carried out by an APT group tracked as Bronze President, The Bronze President group is targeting political and law enforcement organizations and NGOs […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 04, 2020
U.S. CISA Agency warns of possible cyber attacks from Iran

US Government fears a new wave of cyber attacks from Iran as retaliation for the airstrike that killed Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani at the Baghdad airport in Iraq. Christopher C. Krebs, Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned of a potential new wave of cyber attacks carried out by Iran-linked hacker groups targeting U.S. assets. […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 03, 2020
US Army banned the popular TikTok app over China security concerns

The U.S. Army this week has banned the popular TikTok app from government mobile amid fear of China-linked cyberespionage. The US Army has banned the use of the popular TikTok app on mobile phones used by its personnel for security reasons. TikTok is a social media app that allows its users to create and share […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 30, 2019
UAE government denies using ToTok for mass surveillance

The United Arab Emirates denied reports that the popular mobile app ToTok was used as part of a government massive surveillance program. According to a report recently published by the New York Times, the popular app ToTok was used by the UAE government as a surveillance tool. It has been removed from both Apple and […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 24, 2019
NYT report states that ToTok app is a government spy tool.

A popular mobile app in the Middle East called ToTok has been removed from both Apple and Google’s online stores because it was a spy tool. According to a report published by the New York Times, the popular app ToTok was used by the UAE government as a surveillance tool. It has been removed from […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 23, 2019
Op Wocao – China-linked APT20 was able to bypass 2FA

China-linked cyber espionage group APT20 has been bypassing two-factor authentication (2FA) in recent attacks, cyber-security firm Fox-IT warns. Security experts from cyber-security firm Fox-IT warns of a new wave of attacks, tracked as Operation Wocao, carried out by China-linked cyber espionage group APT20 that has been bypassing 2FA. The attacks aimed at government entities and […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 22, 2019
Security Affairs newsletter Round 245

A new round of the weekly newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs From iPhone to NT AUTHORITYSYSTEM – exploit ‘Printconfig dll with a real-world example Iran announced to have foiled a second cyber-attack in a week Largest hospital system in New Jersey was hit by ransomware attack A thief stole […]