CISA

Pierluigi Paganini January 14, 2021
CISA warns of recent successful cyberattacks against cloud service accounts

The US CISA revealed that several recent successful cyberattacks against various organizations’ cloud services.  The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced that several recent successful cyberattacks hit various organizations’ cloud services. According to the agency, the attackers conducted phishing campaigns and exploited poor cyber hygiene practices of the victims in the management of cloud […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 09, 2021
SolarWinds hackers also used common hacker techniques, CISA revealed

CISA revealed that threat actors behind the SolarWinds hack also used password guessing and password spraying in its attacks. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) revealed that threat actors behind the SolarWinds supply chain attack also employed common hacker techniques to compromise the networks of the targeted organizations, including password guessing and password spraying. “Frequently, […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 06, 2021
FBI, CISA, ODNI and NSA blames Russia for SolarWinds hack

A joint statement issued by US security agencies confirmed that Russia was likely the origin of the SolarWinds supply chain attack. The US agencies FBI, CISA, ODNI, and the NSA released a joint statement that blames Russia for the SolarWinds supply chain attack. On behalf of President Trump, the four agencies were part of the task force […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 30, 2020
CISA demands US govt agencies to update SolarWinds Orion software

US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) urges US federal agencies to update the SolarWinds Orion software by the end of the year. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has updated its official guidance to order US federal agencies to update the SolarWinds Orion platforms by the end of the year. According to […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 29, 2020
CISA releases a PowerShell-based tool to detect malicious activity in Azure, Microsoft 365

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a tool for detecting potentially malicious activities in Azure/Microsoft 365 environments. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)’s Cloud Forensics team has released a PowerShell-based tool, dubbed Sparrow, that can that helps administrators to detect anomalies and potentially malicious activities in Azure/Microsoft 365 environments. The tool was developed to […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 02, 2020
APT groups targets US Think Tanks, CISA, FBI warn

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and FBI are warning of attacks carried out by threat actors against United States think tanks. APT groups continue to target United States think tanks, the Cyber Security and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warn. The work of US think tanks has a […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 18, 2020
The Defeated President Trump fired CISA chief Chris Krebs

President Trump has fired Chris Krebs, Director of the CISA, over his statement claiming the recent presidential election the most secure in US history. Former President Trump has fired Chris Krebs, Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), over his statement calling the 2020 presidential election the most secure in US history. Former President Trump […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 14, 2020
CISA Chief Chris Krebs expects to be fired by the White House

Chris Krebs, the director of DHS’ Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, expecting to be fired as White House frustrations hit agency protecting elections. Chris Krebs, the director of DHS’ Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) expects the White House to fire him, as the Trump administration continues a purge of officials that are considered disloyal […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 23, 2020
FBI and CISA joint alert blames Russia’s Energetic Bear APT for US government networks hack

The US government declared that Russia-linked APT group Energetic Bear has breached US government networks and exfiltrated data. A joint security advisory published by The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) revealed that Russia-linked APT group Energetic Bear has breached US government networks and exfiltrated data. The Energetic Bear […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 07, 2020
CISA alert warns of Emotet attacks on US govt entities

The CISA agency is warning of a surge in Emotet attacks targeting multiple state and local governments in the US since August. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an alert to warn of a surge of Emotet attacks that have targeted multiple state and local governments in the U.S. since August. During that […]