Cyberespionage

Pierluigi Paganini September 24, 2021
New FamousSparrow APT group used ProxyLogon exploits in its attacks

Researchers spotted a new cyberespionage group, dubbed FamousSparrow, that used ProxyLogon exploits to target hotels worldwide. Researchers from ESET discovered a new cyberespionage group, tracked as FamousSparrow, that has been targeting hotels worldwide around the world since at least 2019. The group also hit higher-profile targets such as law firms, governments, and private companies worldwide. According […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 10, 2021
Grayfly APT uses recently discovered Sidewalk backdoor

Security researchers from Broadcom’s Symantec linked a previously undocumented backdoor to the Chinese Grayfly operation. Experts from Broadcom’s Symantec linked a previously undocumented backdoor to the Chinese Grayfly operation. In late August, ESET researchers uncovered the SideWalk backdoor that was employed by the Chine cyberespionage group in an attack aimed at a computer retail company […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 04, 2021
China-linked APT31 targets Russia for the first time

China-linked APT31 group employed a new strain of malware in attacks aimed at entities in Mongolia, Belarus, Canada, the US, and Russia. Researchers from Positive Technologies reported that China-linked APT31 group has been using a new piece of malware in a recent wave of attacks targeting Mongolia, Belarus, Canada, the United States, and Russia. Experts […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 28, 2021
Chinese cyberspies used a new PlugX variant, dubbed THOR, in attacks against MS Exchange Servers

A China-linked cyberespionage group, tracked as PKPLUG, employed a previously undocumented strain of a RAT dubbed THOR in recent attacks. A China-linked cyberespionage group tracked as PKPLUG (aka Mustang Panda and HoneyMyte), which is known for targeting Southeast Asia, exploited vulnerabilities in the Microsoft Exchange Server to deploy a previously undocumented variant of PlugX  on compromised systems. Researchers […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 21, 2021
France ANSSI agency warns of APT31 campaign against French organizations

French cyber-security agency ANSSI warned of an ongoing cyberespionage campaign aimed at French organizations carried out by China-linked APT31 group. The French national cyber-security agency ANSSI warned of ongoing attacks against a large number of French organizations conducted by the Chine-linked APT31 cyberespionage group. The state-sponsored hackers are hijacking home routers to set up a […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 20, 2021
Norway blames China-linked APT31 for 2018 government hack

Norway police secret service states said that China-linked APT31 group was behind the 2018 cyberattack on the government’s IT network. Norway’s Police Security Service (PST) said that the China-linked APT31 cyberespionage group was behind the attack that breached the government’s IT network in 2018. The attribution of the attack to the APT31 grouo is based […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 07, 2021
Russia-linked APT29 group changes TTPs following April advisories

The UK and US cybersecurity agencies have published a report detailing techniques used by Russia-linked cyberespionage group known APT29 (aka Cozy Bear). Today, UK NCSC and CISA-FBI-NSA cybersecurity agencies published a joint security advisory that warns organizations to patch systems immediately to mitigate the risk of attacks conducted by Russia-linked SVR group (aka APT29, Cozy Bear, and The Dukes)). The […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 06, 2021
Windows Moriya rootkit used in highly targeted attacks

Experts spotted a new malware, dubbed Moriya rootkit, that targets Windows systems as part of cyberespionage campaign dubbed TunnelSnake. An unclassified threat actor employed a new stealthy malware, dubbed Moriya rootkit, to compromise Windows systems. Kaspersky experts who uncovered the threat speculate the attacks are likely part of an ongoing espionage campaign dubbed TunnelSnake that has been […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 30, 2021
China-linked APT uses a new backdoor in attacks at Russian defense contractor

A China-linked cyberespionage group targets a Russian defense contractor involved in designing nuclear submarines for the Russian Navy. Cybereason researchers reported that a China-linked APT group targets a Russian defense contractor involved in designing nuclear submarines for the Russian Navy. The state-sponsored hackers sent spear-phishing messages to a general director working at the Rubin Design […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 21, 2021
China-linked APT used Pulse Secure VPN zero-day to hack US defense contractors

At least one China-linked APT group exploited a new zero-day flaw in Pulse Secure VPN equipment to break into the networks of US defense contractors. According to coordinated reports published by FireEye and Pulse Secure, two hacking groups have exploited a new zero-day vulnerability in Pulse Secure VPN equipment to break into the networks of US defense contractors […]