cyber espionage

Pierluigi Paganini May 27, 2020
Boris Johnson to reduce Huawei’s role in national 5G network

UK Government will reduce the presence of the equipment manufactured by Chinese Huawei in its 5G network in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. UK Government will reduce the presence of the equipment manufactured by the Chinese tech firm Huawei in its 5G network in the wake of the Coronavirus outbreak. Early this year, the […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 22, 2020
Cyber-Criminal espionage Operation insists on Italian Manufacturing

ZLab researchers spotted a new malicious espionage activity targeting Italian companies operating worldwide in the manufacturing sector. Introduction During our Cyber Threat Intelligence monitoring we spotted new malicious activities targeting some Italian companies operating worldwide in the manufacturing sector, some of them also part of the automotive production chain. The group behind this activity is […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 21, 2020
Iran-linked Chafer APT group targets governments in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia

Cybersecurity researchers uncovered an Iranian cyber espionage campaign conducted by Chafer APT and aimed at critical infrastructures in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. Cybersecurity researchers from Bitdefender published a detailed report on an Iranian cyber espionage campaign directed against critical infrastructures in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. The cyber espionage campaigns were carried out by Iran-linked Chafer […]

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
China-linked hackers are attempting to steal COVID-19 Vaccine Research

US authorities warned healthcare and scientific researchers that China-linked hackers were attempting to steal COVID-19 vaccine research. US authorities warned healthcare and scientific researchers that China-linked hackers were attempting to steal research related to treatments and vaccines for COVID-19. “The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) are issuing this […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 30, 2020
Group-IB uncovers PerSwaysion – sophisticated phishing campaign targeting executives worldwide

Group-IB uncovered a new sophisticated phishing campaign, tracked as PerSwaysion, against high-level executives of more than 150 companies worldwide.  Group-IB, a Singapore-based cybersecurity company, has identified a series of sophisticated successful phishing attacks against the management and executives of more than 150 companies around the world. The campaign, dubbed PerSwaysion due to the extensive abuse […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 21, 2020
Spearphishing attacks hit the oil and gas industry sector

Hackers launched spear-phishing attacks against organizations in the oil and gas industry sector spreading the Agent Tesla info-stealer malware. Crooks are targeting organizations in the oil and gas industry sector with targeted spearphishing campaigns impersonating shipment companies and engineering contractors. The attacks aim at infecting victims with the infamous Agent Tesla info-stealer malware. Agent Tesla is […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 14, 2020
Trump signed a bill to help small telecoms replace Huawei equipment

This week US President Donald Trump signed a bill that assigns $1 billion to small telecom providers for replacing equipment made by China’s Huawei and ZTE. US President Donald Trump continues its battle against the Chinese telco giants Huawei and ZTE, this week he has signed a bill that assigns $1 billion to small telecom providers for […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 02, 2020
Karkoff 2020: a new APT34 espionage operation involves Lebanon Government

Experts from Cybaze/ Yoroi Zlab spotted a new sample of the Karkoff implant that was employed in past campaigns associated with Iran-linked APT34 group.Experts from Cybaze/ Yoroi Zlab spotted a new sample of the Karkoff implant that was employed in past campaigns associated with Iran-linked APT34 group. Introduction In November 2018, researchers from Cisco Talos […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 17, 2020
Cyberwarfare: A deep dive into the latest Gamaredon Espionage Campaign

Security experts from Yoroy-Cybaze ZLab have conducted a detailed analysis of an implant used by the Gamaredon APT group in a recent campaign. Introduction  Gamaredon Group is a Cyber Espionage persistent operation attributed to Russians FSB (Federal Security Service) in a long-term military and geo-political confrontation against the Ukrainian government and more in general against […]