air-gapped network

Pierluigi Paganini October 06, 2021
LANtenna attack allows exfiltrating data from Air-Gapped systems via Ethernet cables

Boffins devised a new technique, dubbed LANtenna, to exfiltrate data from systems in air-gapped networks using Ethernet cables as a “transmitting antenna.” Security researchers from the Cyber Security Research Center in the Ben Gurion University of the Negev (Israel) devised a new data exfiltration mechanism, dubbed LANtenna Attack, that leverages Ethernet cables as a “transmitting […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 04, 2020
Cycldek APT targets Air-Gapped systems using the USBCulprit Tool

A Chinese threat actor tracked as Cycldek (aka Goblin Panda, or Conimes) has developed new tool to steal information from air-gapped systems. Security experts from Kaspersky Lab reported that the Chinese threat actor tracked as Cycldek (aka Goblin Panda, or Conimes) has developed new tool to steal information from air-gapped systems. The Cycldek group was […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 15, 2020
Chinese APT Tropic Trooper target air-gapped military Networks in Asia

Chinese threat actors, tracked as Tropic Trooper and KeyBoy, has been targeting air-gapped military networks in Taiwan and the Philippines. Chinese APT group Tropic Trooper, aka KeyBoy, has been targeting air-gapped military networks in Taiwan and the Philippines, Trend Micro researchers reported. The Tropic Trooper APT that has been active at least since 2011, it was first spotted in 2015 […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 14, 2020
New Ramsay malware allows exfiltrating files from air-gapped computers

Experts discovered a new strain of malware dubbed Ramsay that can infect air-gapped computers and steal sensitive data, including Word, PDF, and ZIP files. Researchers from security firm ESET discovered a new advanced malware framework named Ramsay that appears to have been designed to infect air-gapped computers and exfiltrate sensitive data. The malicious code collects […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 26, 2019
USBsamurai for Dummies: How To Make a Malicious USB Implant & Bypass Air-Gapped Environments for 10$. The Dumb-Proof Guide.

The popular researcher Luca Bongiorni described how to make a malicious USB Implant (USBsamurai) that allows bypassing Air-Gapped environments with 10$. In the previous post, I have talked a bit about USBsamurai based on C-U0007. With this article I wanna bring more light regarding: Which are the differences between C-U0007 & C-U0012 How to Build USBsamurai […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 24, 2018
BeatCoin – Researchers demonstrate how to steal Cold Wallet Keys from Air-Gapped PCs

Israeli researchers presented their new research named BeatCoin, it is an experiment wherein they demonstrate how to steal private keys for a cryptocurrency wallet installed on cold storage. How to protect cryptocurrency wallets? Many experts will tell you to store them in air-gapped networks, but let me remind you to check if Ben Gurion experts are far from […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 24, 2017
Ops, hackers can exfiltrate data from air-gapped networks through a malware controlled via a scanner

A group of Israeli researchers has devised a new technique to exfiltrate data from a PC in an air-gapped network through malware controlled via scanners. The team was composed of Ben Nassi, a graduate student at the Cyber Security Research Center at Ben-Gurion University, and his advisor Yuval Elovici, based on an idea of the prominent cryptographer Adi Shamir. […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 23, 2017
Researchers exfiltrate data by blinking the LEDs on the hard drives

A team of Israeli researchers has devised a new technique to exfiltrate data from a machine by using a malware that controls hard drive LEDs. Across the years, numerous studies demonstrated that it is possible to exfiltrate data from air-gapped networks in various ways and security experts warned to cover our webcam to avoid being spied by […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 01, 2015
US Air Force Wireless hacking in Flight

The US Air Force is using a modified  EC-130 Compass Call aircraft to demonstrate how to hack into enemy networks. Information warfare is overlapping traditional military domains, in order to conduct a fight in the air it is possible to used new hacking techniques as the US Air Force demonstrated. According to the Maj. Gen. […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 28, 2015
Just a basic low-end mobile phone needed to hack Air-Gapped computer

Security researchers from Israel proved that hacking most secure Air-gapped computers that typically are used in sensitive work environments, is possible just via a low end basic phone. Mostly nuclear power plants and other sensitive work environments that tend to have strict security, go with making use of the air-gapped computers and preventing their workers […]