Cyberespionage

Pierluigi Paganini December 17, 2021
PseudoManuscrypt, a mysterious massive cyber espionage campaign

Tens of thousands of devices worldwide, including many industrial control systems (ICS), have been hit by the PseudoManuscrypt spyware. Kaspersky researchers reported that tens of thousands of devices belonging to industrial and government organizations worldwide have been hit by the PseudoManuscrypt spyware. The name PseudoManuscrypt comes from the similarities with the Manuscrypt malware used by the North Korea-linked […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 15, 2021
Iran-linked Seedworm APT targets Telecoms organizations across the Middle East and Asia

Researchers uncovered a new Seedworm campaign targeting telecommunication and IT service providers in the Middle East and Asia. Iran-linked APT group Seedworm (aka MERCURY, MuddyWater, TEMP.Zagros, or Static Kitten) is behind a new cyberespionage campaign targeting telecommunication and IT service providers in the Middle East and Asia, Symantec warns. The Seedworm has been active since at least […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 06, 2021
Nobelium APT targets French orgs, French ANSSI agency warns

The French cyber-security agency ANSSI said that the Russia-linked Nobelium APT group has been targeting French organizations since February 2021. The French national cybersecurity agency ANSSI (Agence Nationale de la Sécurité des Systèmes d’Information) revealed that the Russia-linked Nobelium APT group has been targeting French organizations since February 2021. The NOBELIUM APT (APT29, Cozy Bear, and […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 26, 2021
APT C-23 group targets Middle East with an enhanced Android spyware variant

A threat actor, tracked as APT C-23, is using new powerful Android spyware in attacks aimed at targets in the Middle East. The APT C-23 cyberespionage group (also known as GnatSpy, FrozenCell, or VAMP) continues to target entities in the Middle East with enhanced Android spyware masqueraded as seemingly harmless app updates (i.e. AndroidUpdate,, Telegram). The […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 05, 2021
Ukraine intelligence doxed 5 FSB Officers that are members of Gamaredon APT Group

Ukraine’s premier law enforcement and counterintelligence revealed the real identities of five FSB members behind the Gamaredon cyberespionage group. Ukraine’s premier law enforcement and counterintelligence disclosed the real identities of five alleged members of the Russia-linked APT group Gamaredon (aka Primitive Bear, Armageddon, Winterflounder, or Iron Tilden) that are suspected to be components of the […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 20, 2021
China-linked LightBasin group accessed calling records from telcos worldwide

China-linked cyberespionage group LightBasin hacked mobile telephone networks around the world and used specialized tools to access calling records. A China-linked hacking group, tracked as LightBasin (aka UNC1945), hacked mobile telephone networks around the globe and used specialized tools to access calling records and text messages from telecommunications companies. The cyberespionage group has been active […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 07, 2021
Operation GhostShell: MalKamak APT targets aerospace and telco firms

Operation GhostShell: Threat actors used ShellClient malware in cyberespionage campaigns aimed at companies in the aerospace and telecommunications sectors. Hackers use stealthy ShellClient malware on aerospace, telco firms Cybereason Nocturnus and Incident Response Teams discovered a new threat actor that is targeting organizations in the aerospace and telecommunications sectors with the ShellClient malware as part […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 05, 2021
Telco service provider giant Syniverse had unauthorized access since 2016

Syniverse service provider discloses a security breach, threat actors have had access to its databases since 2016 and gained some customers’ credentials. Syniverse is a global company that provides technology and business services for a number of telecommunications companies as well as a variety of other multinational enterprises. The company is a privileged target for threat […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 04, 2021
New APT ChamelGang Targets energy and aviation companies in Russia

ChamelGang APT is a new cyberespionage group that focuses on fuel and energy organizations and aviation industry in Russia ChamelGang is a new APT group that was first spotted in March by researchers at security firm Positive Technologies, it targets Russian companies in the energy and aviation industry. In March, the cyberespionage group was observed leveraging […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 26, 2021
JSC GREC Makeyev and other Russian entities under attack

A cyberespionage campaign hit multiple Russian organizations, including JSC GREC Makeyev, a major defense contractor, exploiting a recently disclosed zero-day. Security researchers from Malwarebytes uncovered multiple attacks targeting many Russian organizations, including JSC GREC Makeyev, a company that develops liquid and solid fuel for Russia’s ballistic missiles and space rocket program. Threat actors behind the cyberespionage […]