Cyberespionage

Pierluigi Paganini July 15, 2018
Update CSE Malware ZLab – Operation Roman Holiday – Hunting the Russian APT28

Researchers from the Z-Lab at CSE Cybsec analyzed a new collection of malware allegedly part of a new espionage campaign conducted by the APT28 group. It was a long weekend for the researchers from the Z-Lab at CSE Cybsec that completed the analysis a number of payloads being part of a new cyber espionage campaign […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 06, 2018
Chinese hackers breached into systems at Australian National University … and are still there

Chinese hackers breached into the systems of Australian National University (ANU) and according to the experts they are still there. Chinese hackers continue to target organizations worldwide, this time attackers based in China breached into the systems of Australian National University (ANU), one of the most prestigious Australian universities. The bad news is that experts are still working to […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 20, 2018
China-linked Thrip APT group target defense and satellite firms

Symantec tracked a new APT group named Thrip that targeted0 satellite operators, telco companies and defense contractors in the US and Southeast Asia. Chinese APT groups are always very active, experts at Symantec have tracked a new APT group named Thrip that has breached the systems of satellite operators, telecommunications companies and defense contractors in the United States and Southeast Asia. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 15, 2018
Dutch Government plans to phase out the use of Kaspersky solutions

Dutch Government plans to phase out the use of Kaspersky solutions while the security firm confirmed that its code infrastructure is going to move to Switzerland. The antivirus firm Kaspersky Lab made the headlines again, the company confirmed that its code infrastructure is going to move to Switzerland. The news arrives just after the comment from the Netherlands […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 10, 2018
Sophisticated APT group compromised routers to deliver Slingshot Spyware

Slingshot spyware – Security researchers at Kaspersky have spotted a new sophisticated APT group that has been operating under the radar at lease since at least 2012. Security researchers at Kaspersky have spotted a new sophisticated APT group that has been operating under the radar at lease since at least 2012. Researchers tracked the group […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 17, 2017
Who is behind MuddyWater in the Middle East? Likely a politically-motivated actor

Researchers are investigating a mysterious wave of attacks in the Middle East that was dubbed MuddyWater due to the confusion in attributing the. Security experts at Palo Alto Networks are monitoring long-lasting targeted attacks aimed at entities in the Middle East and that are difficult to attribute. The experts called the campaign ‘MuddyWater’ due to the […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 02, 2017
DragonOK APT is adopting new tactics, techniques and procedures

Researchers at Palo Alto Networks recently observed the DragonOK APT group adopting new tactics, techniques and procedures. China-linked cyber espionage group DragonOK is back, security experts from Palo Alto Networks have uncovered a new campaign leveraging the KHRAT remote access Trojan (RAT). The DragonOk group (also known as NetTraveler (TravNet), PlugX, Saker, Netbot, DarkStRat, and ZeroT i) was first spotted September […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 11, 2017
APT28 hackers are leveraging NSA Hacking tool to spy on Hotels guests

According to FireEye, the notorious Russia-linked APT28 group is behind an ongoing campaign targeting hotels in several European countries. According to FireEye, the notorious Russia-linked APT28 group (Pawn Storm, Fancy Bear, Sofacy, Sednit and Strontium) is behind an ongoing campaign targeting hotels in several European countries. The researchers observed many attacks targeting the networks of hotels […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 07, 2017
China-Linked DragonOK APT Group continues updating tools and tactics

The China-linked DragonOK continues updating tools and tactics and targeted entities in various countries, including Russia and Tibet. It was September 2014, when security researchers at FireEye spotted for the first time the cyber espionage activities of a Chinese state-sponsored group dubbed DragonOK. At the time, FireEye discovered two hacking campaigns conducted by distinct groups operating in separate regions […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 28, 2015
Symantec discovered 49 New Modules of the Regin espionage platform

Symantec revealed the existence of 49 new modules of the Regin espionage platform, a circumstance that suggests that its operators are still active. In November 2014, security experts at Symantec have uncovered the backdoor Regin, a highly advanced spying tool used in cyber espionage campaigns against governments and infrastructure operators.  The Regin malware has been around […]