Intelligence

Pierluigi Paganini July 28, 2017
Wikileaks Vault 7 – Imperial projects revealed the 3 hacking tools Achilles, SeaPea and Aeris

Wikileaks published another batch of classified documents from the CIA Vault 7 leak, it includes details of the Imperial project. Today another batch of classified documents from the CIA Vault 7 leak was published by Wikileaks. The documents are related to a CIA project codenamed ‘Imperial,’ they include details of three CIA hacking tools and implants that […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 25, 2017
Experts detailed the new Operation Wilted Tulip campaign of the CopyKittens APT

Researchers from ClearSky and Trend Micro uncovered a new massive cyber espionage campaign conducted by CopyKittens dubbed ‘Operation Wilted Tulip’ A joint investigation conducted by experts from the Israeli cyber-intelligence firm by ClearSky and Trend Micro uncovered a new massive cyber espionage campaign dubbed ‘Operation Wilted Tulip’ conducted by an Iran-linked APT group CopyKittens (aka Rocket Kittens). The […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 24, 2017
The UK continues to grant the export of surveillance equipment to countries like Turkey

According to the UK’s Department for International Trade, the country granted a license to export surveillance equipment to Turkey earlier this year. The UK continues to be one of the most active countries involved in the trade of surveillance technology. British firms continue to export surveillance systems ranging from internet mass surveillance equipment to-catchers. According to the […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 19, 2017
Wikileaks: CIA tasked Raytheon for analyzing TTPs used by threat actors in the wild

Wikileaks revealed that CIA contractor Raytheon Blackbird Technologies was tasked to analyze advanced malware and TTPs used by threat actors in the wild. Wikileaks continues to publish documents from Vault 7 leaks, today the organization has shed light on the collaboration between the US Intelligence agency and tech firms for malware development. The last batch […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 17, 2017
Russian nation-state actors blamed for cyber attacks against Irish energy networks

Irish energy networks have been targeted by spear phishing attacks, Russian nation-state actors are the prime suspects for the cyber attacks. Hackers have targeted Irish energy networks, senior engineers at the Electricity Supply Board (ESB), which supplies both Northern Ireland and the Republic, were targeted by spear phishing messages allegedly sent by a Russian threat actor linked […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 13, 2017
Wikileaks: CIA HighRise Android malware used to intercept and redirect SMSs

Wikileaks released the documentation for HighRise, an Android app used by the CIA to intercept and redirecting SMS messages to a CIA-controlled server. WikiLeaks just published a new batch of documents related to another CIA hacking tool dubbed HighRise included in the Vault 7 released in partnership with media partners. The tool is an Android application […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 13, 2017
US Government limits purchase of Kaspersky Lab solutions amid concerns over Russia ties

The US General Services Administration announced that the security firm Kaspersky Lab has been deleted from lists of approved vendors. The US government bans Kaspersky solutions amid concerns over Russian state-sponsored hacking. Federal agencies will not buy software from Kaspersky Lab due to its alleged links to the Russian intelligence services. This week, a Bloomberg […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 06, 2017
Wikileaks: BothanSpy and Gyrfalcon CIA Implants steal SSH Credentials from Windows and Linux OSs

WikiLeaks leaked documents detailing BothanSpy and Gyrfalcon CIA implants designed to steal SSH credentials from Windows and Linux OSs. WikiLeaks has published a new batch of documents from the Vault7 dump detailing two new CIA implants alleged used by the agency to intercept and exfiltrate SSH (Secure Shell) credentials from both Windows and Linux operating systems […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 01, 2017
Wikileaks – CIA developed OutlawCountry Malware to hack Linux systems

WikiLeaks released a new batch of documents that detail the CIA tool OutlawCountry used to remotely spy on computers running Linux operating systems. WikiLeaks has released a new batch of documents from the Vault 7 leak that details a CIA tool, dubbed OutlawCountry, used by the agency to remotely spy on computers running Linux operating systems. According to the […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 30, 2017
NotPetya – Ukraine secret service announces a joint investigation with Europol, FBI, and NCA

Ukraine secret service announces joint investigation with Europol, FBI, and NCA to attribute the recent Notpetya massive attack. While security experts are investigating real motivation behind the massive NotPetya attack, Ukrainian authorities called for support in the investigation from European and US intelligence and law enforcement agencies. The country’s security service SBU announced the international co-operation […]