Intelligence

Pierluigi Paganini June 28, 2020
Australian ACSC ‘s report confirms the use of Chinese malware in recent attacks

Australian ACSC published a detailed report on the techniques, tactics, and procedures associated with the threat actor that targeted organizations in the country. Recently, Australia ‘s prime minister Scott Morrison revealed that a “state-based actor” is targeting government, public services, and businesses. Warning Australians of “specific risks” and an increased frequency of attacks, the Australian […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 25, 2020
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces superseding indictment for conspiring with LulzSec hackers

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange attempted to recruit hackers at conferences in Europe and Asia who could have stolen info for his anti-secrecy site, states DoJ. US Department of Justice claims Julian Assange tried to recruit hackers at conferences in Europe and Asia to steal classified information on his behalf and that could have been published […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 24, 2020
Von der Leyen said Chinese cyberattacks on EU hospitals cannot be tolerated

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called out China for launching cyberattacks EU hospitals and health care institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen publicly linked to China a series of cyber attacks against EU hospitals and health care institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic. von der Leyen added that this conduct cannot be tolerated, she also added that China carried out […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 22, 2020
Moroccan journalist targeted with network injection attacks using NSO Group ‘s spyware

Researchers at Amnesty International collected evidence that a Moroccan journalist was targeted with network injection attacks using NSO Group ‘s spyware. In October 2019, security experts at Amnesty International’s Security Lab have uncovered targeted attacks against Moroccan human rights defenders Maati Monjib and Abdessadak El Bouchattaoui that employed NSO Group surveillance tools. The researchers are […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 19, 2020
Nation-state actors target Australia, Government warns

A state-based actor is launching cyber attacks against government, public services and businesses, Australia ‘s prime minister said. Australia ‘s prime minister Scott Morrison said that a “state-based actor” is targeting government, public services, and businesses. Warning Australians of “specific risks” and an increased frequency of attacks, The Australian government is working on “specific risks” […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 17, 2020
Operation In(ter)reception targets Military and Aerospace employees in Europe and the Middle East

Experts uncovered a new cyber-espionage campaign, dubbed “Operation In(ter)reception,” aimed at aerospace and military organizations in Europe and the Middle East. Security experts from ESET uncovered a new sophisticated cyber-espionage campaign, dubbed “Operation In(ter)reception,” aimed at aerospace and military organizations in Europe and the Middle East. The attackers were attempting to spy on key employees […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 17, 2020
CIA elite hacking unit was not able to protect its tools and cyber weapons

A CIA elite hacking unit that developed cyber-weapons failed in protecting its operations, states an internal report on the Vault 7 data leak. According to an internal report drown up after the 2016 data breach that led to the ‘Vault 7‘ data leak, a specialized CIA unit involved in the development of hacking tools and […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 15, 2020
Earth Empusa targets minority group with Android ActionSpy spyware

The Earth Empusa threat group is distributing new Android spyware, dubbed ActionSpy, through watering hole attacks to targets Turkic minority group. Researchers warn that the Earth Empusa (aka POISON CARP/Evil Eye) threat group is targeting the Uyghurs, a Turkic minority ethnic group originating from and culturally affiliated with the general region of Central and East […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 10, 2020
Slovak police found wiretapping devices connected to the Govnet government network

Slovak police seized wiretapping devices connected to Govnet government network and arrested four individuals, including the head of a government agency. Slovak National Criminal Agency (NAKA) seized wiretapping devices connected to the Govnet network and arrested four individuals, including the head of a government agency, who was responsible for managing the government network. GOVNET is a network […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 05, 2020
Google reveals that foreign hackers are already targeting Trump and Biden campaigns

Google researchers revealed that campaign staffs for both President Donald Trump and Joe Biden have been targeted recently by foreign hackers. Foreign hackers are targeting campaign staffs for both President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden ahead of the November US election. The news was revealed by Google in a series of tweets published […]