Intelligence

Pierluigi Paganini January 28, 2022
Finnish diplomats’ devices infected with Pegasus spyware

Finland Ministry for Foreign Affairs revealed that devices of Finnish diplomats have been infected with NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware. Finland’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs revealed that the devices of some Finnish diplomats have been compromised with the infamous NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware. The diplomats were targeted with the popular surveillance software as part of a […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 22, 2022
US Treasury Department sanctions 4 Ukrainian officials for working with Russian intelligence

The U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions against four current and former Ukrainian government officials for collaborating with Russia. The U.S. Treasury Department this week announced sanctions against four current and former Ukrainian government officials for having supported influence activities carried out by the Russian government. The officials are accused of having gathered sensitive information about […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 09, 2022
Russian submarines threatening undersea cables, UK defence chief warns

Russian submarines threatening undersea network of undersea cables, says UK defence chief Sir Tony Radakin UK defence chief Sir Tony Radakin warns of Russian submarines threatening the undersea network of internet cables, which are critical infrastructure of our society. Multiple activities heavily depend on the global network of undersea cables, including financial transactions and communications. […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 10, 2021
Taiwan Government faces 5 Million hacking attempts daily

Taiwan ‘s government agencies face around five million cyberattacks and probes every day, most of them from China. Around five million cyber attacks hit Taiwan’s government agencies every day, and most of the hacking attempts are originated from China. Cyber security department director Chien Hung-wei told parliament representatives that government infrastructure faces “five million attacks […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 11, 2021
Iran-linked DEV-0343 APT target US and Israeli defense technology firms

DEV-0343: Iran-linked threat actors are targeting US and Israeli defense technology companies leveraging password spraying attacks. Researchers at Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) and Microsoft Digital Security Unit (DSU) uncovered a malicious activity cluster, tracked as DEV-0343, that is targeting the Office 365 tenants of US and Israeli defense technology companies. Threat actors are launching extensive […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 28, 2021
Russia-linked Nobelium APT group uses custom backdoor to target Windows domains

Microsoft discovered new custom malware, dubbed FoggyWeb, used by the Nobelium cyberespionage group to implant backdoor in Windows domains. Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) researchers have discovered a new custom malware, dubbed FoggyWeb used by the Nobelium APT group to deploy additional payloads and steal sensitive info from Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) servers. […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 31, 2021
SolarWinds hackers breached 27 state attorneys’ offices

Microsoft Office 365 email accounts of employees at 27 US Attorneys’ offices were breached by the Russia-linked SVR group as part of the SolarWinds hack, DoJ warns. The US Department of Justice revealed that the Microsoft Office 365 email accounts of employees at 27 US Attorneys’ offices were hacked by the Russia-linked SVR (aka APT29, Cozy Bear, and The Dukes) during the SolarWinds attack. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 21, 2021
MI5 seized Boris Johnson’s phone over security risk fears

The British intelligence agency MI5 seized Boris Johnson ‘s phone over concerns related to the availability of his number online for the last 15 years. The British Security Service, also known as MI5, has seized the mobile devices used by PM Boris Johnson over concerns that were raised after the discovery of the availability of its number […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 20, 2021
Poland: The leader of the PiS party blames Russia for the recent attack

Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the leader of the Poland Law and Justice party, blames Russia for the recent cyberattack targeting top Polish politicians. Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the leader of the Poland Law and Justice party (PiS), blames Russia for the recent cyberattack that targeted top Polish politicians. Last week, Poland’s parliament had a closed-door session to discuss an unprecedented wave of cyberattacks […]

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 […]