Pierluigi Paganini
August 25, 2023
China-linked APT group Flax Typhoon targeted dozens of organizations in Taiwan as part of a suspected espionage campaign. Microsoft linked the Chinese APT Flax Typhoon (aka Ethereal Panda) to a cyber espionage campaign that targeted dozens of organizations in Taiwan. The researchers observed Flax Typhoon gaining and maintaining long-term access to Taiwanese organizationsâ networks with […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 23, 2023
A previously unknown APT group, tracked as Carderbee, was behind a supply chain attack against Hong Kong organizations. Symantec Threat Hunter Team reported that a previously unknown APT group, tracked as Carderbee, used a malware-laced version of the legitimate Cobra DocGuard software to carry out a supply chain attack aimed at organizations in Hong Kong. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 18, 2023
Experts warn of an ongoing campaign attributed to China-linked Bronze Starlight that is targeting the Southeast Asian gambling sector. SentinelOne observed China-linked APT group Bronze Starlight (aka APT10, Emperor Dragonfly or Storm-0401) targeting the gambling sector within Southeast Asia. The malware and infrastructure employed in the campaign are linked to the ones observed in Operation ChattyGoblin attributed by the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 13, 2023
Chinese hackers have compromised the emails of an unnamed US Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agency. In Mid-June a malicious email activity was reported by an unnamed US Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agency. Microsoft experts who investigated the suspicious activity discovered that China-linked threat actors have targeted the agency as part of a cyberespionage […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 09, 2023
Two apps on the Google Play Store with more than 1.5 million downloads have been discovered spying on users and sending data to China. Researchers from cybersecurity firm Pradeo discovered two malicious apps on Google Play hinding spyware and spying on up to 1.5 million users. Both applications are file management apps from the same […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 03, 2023
China-linked APT group was spotted using HTML smuggling in attacks aimed at Foreign Affairs ministries and embassies in Europe. A China-linked APT group was observed using HTML smuggling in attacks against Foreign Affairs ministries and embassies in Europe, reports the cybersecurity firm Check Point. The researchers tracked the campaign as SmugX and reported that it […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 26, 2023
China-linked APT group VANGUARD PANDA, aka Volt Typhoon, was spotted observing a novel tradecraft to gain initial access to target networks. CrowdStrike researchers observed the China-linked APT group VANGUARD PANDA, aka Volt Typhoon, using a novel tradecraft to gain initial access to target networks. The Volt Typhoon group has been active since at least mid-2021 […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 15, 2023
Experts linked the UNC4841 threat actor behind the attacks exploiting the recently patched Barracuda ESG zero-day to China. Mandiant researchers linked the threat actor UNC4841 to the attacks that exploited the recently patched Barracuda ESG zero-day vulnerability to China. “Through the investigation, Mandiant identified a suspected China-nexus actor, currently tracked as UNC4841, targeting a subset […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 25, 2023
A China-linked APT group, tracked as Volt Typhoon, breached critical infrastructure organizations in the U.S. and Guam without being detected. China-linked APT cyber espionage group Volt Typhoon infiltrated critical infrastructure organizations in the U.S. and Guam without being detected. The group managed to maintain access without being detected for as long as possible. According to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 22, 2023
The Chinese government announced the ban on the products made by the US memory chip giant Micron Technology over national security concerns. The Cyberspace Administration of China announced the ban on products made by US memory chip giant Micron Technology over security concerns. The ban is related to the use of company products in key […]
