Pierluigi Paganini
February 28, 2022
An Iran-linked threat actor, tracked as UNC3313, was observed using two custom backdoor against an unnamed Middle East government entity. UNC3313 is an Iran-linked threat actor that was linked with “moderate confidence” to the MuddyWater nation-state actor (aka Static Kitten, Seedworm, TEMP.Zagros, or Mercury) by cybersecurity firm Mandiant. UNC3313 was observed deploying two new custom […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 27, 2022
This post provides a timeline of the events related to the Russia invasion of Ukraine from the cyber security perspective. Below is the timeline of Russia – Ukraine cyber dispute February 27 – Ukraine: Volunteer IT Army is going to hit tens of Russian targets from this list Ukraine is recruiting a volunteer IT army […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 27, 2022
The chipmaker giant Nvidia was the victim of a ransomware attack that took down some of its systems for two days. The chipmaker giant Nvidia was victim of a ransomware attack that impacted some of its systems for two days. The security breach is not connected to the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, according to a […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 26, 2022
Researchers provided details about a stealthy custom malware dubbed SockDetour that targeted U.S.-based defense contractors. Cybersecurity researchers from Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 have analyzed a previously undocumented and custom backdoor tracked as SockDetour that targeted U.S.-based defense contractors. According to the experts, the SockDetour backdoor has been in the wild since at least July 2019. Unit 42 attributes […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 25, 2022
US and UK cybersecurity agencies provided details of a new malware used by Iran-linked MuddyWater APT. CISA, the FBI, the US Cyber Command’s Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF), UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-UK), and the NSA, and law enforcement agencies have published a joint advisory on new malware used by Iran-linked MuddyWater APT group […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 24, 2022
Experts reported that the wiper attacks that yesterday hit hundreds of systems in Ukraine used a GoLang-based ransomware decoy. Yesterday, researchers from cybersecurity firms ESET and Broadcom’s Symantec discovered a new data wiper malware that was employed in a recent wave of attacks that hit hundreds of machines in Ukraine. A tweet from ESET revealed that the company’s telemetry shows […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 24, 2022
Cybersecurity experts discovered a new data wiper malware that was used in attacks against hundreds of machines in Ukraine. The threat of hybrid warfare is reality, Russia-linked APT group have supported the operations of the Russian army while preparing for the invasion. Researchers from cybersecurity firms ESET and Broadcom’s Symantec discovered a new data wiper malware that was employed in […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 24, 2022
UK and US cybersecurity agencies linked Cyclops Blink malware to Russia’s Sandworm APT US and UK cybersecurity and law enforcement agencies published a joint security advisory about a new malware, dubbed Cyclops Blink, that has been linked to the Russian-backed Sandworm APT group. Sandworm (aka BlackEnergy and TeleBots) has been active since 2000, it operates under the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 23, 2022
Pangu Lab researchers disclosed details of the Bvp47 backdoor that was used by the US NSA Equation Group. Researchers from The China’s Pangu Lab have disclosed details of a Linux top-tier APT backdoor, tracked as Bvp47, which is associated with the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) Equation Group. The name “Bvp47” comes form numerous references to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 23, 2022
The code of the recently-emerged Entropy ransomware has similarities with the one of the infamous Dridex malware. The recently-emerged Entropy ransomware has code similarities with the popular Dridex malware. Experts from Sophos analyzed the code of Entropy ransomware employed in two distinct attacks. “A pair of incidents at different organizations in which attackers deployed a […]
