APT

Pierluigi Paganini April 18, 2019
Analyzing OilRig’s malware that uses DNS Tunneling

Iran-linked APT group OilRig is heavily leveraging on DNS tunneling for its cyber espionage campaigns, Palo Alto Networks reveals. Security researchers at Palo Alto Networks reported that Iran-linked APT group OilRig is heavily leveraging on DNS tunneling for its cyber espionage campaigns, Palo Alto Networks reveals. OilRig is an Iran-linked APT group that has been […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 11, 2019
FBI/DHS MAR report details HOPLIGHT Trojan used by Hidden Cobra APT

According to a joint report published by the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group is using a new Trojan in attacks. According to a joint report issued by the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), North […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 10, 2019
Sophisticated TajMahal APT Framework remained under the radar for 5 years

Cybersecurity experts at Kaspersky Lab uncovered a highly sophisticated spyware framework dubbed TajMahal that was involved in cyberespionage campaign for at least last 5 years. Cybersecurity researchers at Kaspersky discovered a highly sophisticated spyware framework, dubbed TajMahal, that has been used in cyber operations for at least last 5 years. The TajMahal framework remained undetected until […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 04, 2019
The German chemicals giant Bayer hit by a cyber attack

The German chemicals giant Bayer confirmed that of a cyber attack, it confirmed the incident but clarified that no data has been stolen. The chemicals giant Bayer is the last victims of a cyber attack, it confirmed the incident, but pointed out the hackers haven’t stolen any data. According to the company, at the beginning […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 03, 2019
OceanLotus APT group leverages a steganography-based loader to deliver backdoors

The OceanLotus APT group, also known as APT32 or Cobalt Kitty, leverages a steganography-based loader to deliver backdoors on compromised systems. Security researchers at Cylance discovered that the OceanLotus APT (also known as APT32 or Cobalt Kitty, group is using a loader leveragingsteganography to deliver a version of Denes backdoor and an updated version of […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 31, 2019
Microsoft took control of 99 domains used by Iran-linked Phosphorus APT

Microsoft this week announced that it had taken control of 99 domains used by an Iran-linked APT group tracked by the company as Phosphorus. Microsoft has recently announced that it had taken control of 99 domains used by an Iran-linked APT group tracked by the tech giant as Phosphorus (aka APT35, Charming Kitten, NewsBeef, Newscaster […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 28, 2019
Lazarus APT continues to target cryptocurrency businesses with Mac malware

North Korea-linked Lazarus group made the headlines again, it has been leveraging PowerShell to target both Windows and macOS machines. The North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group made has been leveraging PowerShell to target both Windows and macOS machines in a new wave of attacks. The discovery was made by experts at Kaspersky Lab, the campaign […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 25, 2019
Operation ShadowHammer – Supply-Chain attack hit ASUS users

Operation ShadowHammer – ASUS is the last victim of a clamorous supply chain attack that delivered a backdoor to more than one million users, Kaspersky Lab reported. Over 1 million ASUS users may have been impacted by a supply chain attack that leveraged the ASUS Live Update utility to inject a backdoor in ASUS systems. […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 13, 2019
CVE-2019-0797 Windows Zero-Day exploited by FruityArmor and SandCat APT Groups

One of the zero-day flaws (CVE-2019-0797) patched this week by Microsoft has been exploited in targeted attacks by several threats groups, including FruityArmor and SandCat APT groups. This week, Microsoft released Patch Tuesday security updates for March 2019 that address 64 flaws, including two Windows zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in targeted attacks. One of the flaws, […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 06, 2019
APT40 cyberespionage group supporting growth of China’s naval sector

A cyber-espionage group, tracked as APT40, apparently linked to the Chinese government is focused on targeting countries important to the country’s Belt and Road Initiative. The cyber-espionage group tracked as APT40 (aka TEMP.Periscope, TEMP.Jumper, and Leviathan), apparently linked to the Chinese government, is focused on targeting countries important to the country’s Belt and Road Initiative […]