Pierluigi Paganini
June 30, 2023
Iran-linked Charming Kitten group used an updated version of the PowerShell backdoor called POWERSTAR in a spear-phishing campaign. Security firm Volexity observed the Iran-linked Charming Kitten (aka APT35, Phosphorus, Newscaster, and Ajax Security Team) group using an updated version of the PowerShell backdoor POWERSTAR in a spear-phishing campaign. Iran-linked Charming Kitten group, (aka APT35, Phosphorus, Newscaster, and Ajax Security Team) made the headlines in 2014 when experts at iSight issued […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 26, 2023
An alleged Iran-linked APT group targeted an organization linked to the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) with the new PowerExchange backdoor. Researchers from the Fortinet FortiGuard Labs observed an attack targeting a government entity in the United Arab Emirates with a new PowerShell-based backdoor dubbed PowerExchange. The experts speculate that the backdoor is likely linked to an […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 09, 2023
Microsoft warns of Iran-linked APT groups that are targeting vulnerable PaperCut MF/NG print management servers. Microsoft warns that Iran-linked APT groups have been observed exploiting the CVE-2023-27350 flaw in attacks against PaperCut MF/NG print management servers. The CVE-2023-27350 flaw is a PaperCut MF/NG Improper Access Control Vulnerability. PaperCut MF/NG contains an improper access control vulnerability within the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 19, 2023
An Iran-linked APT group tracked as Mint Sandstorm is behind a string of attacks aimed at US critical infrastructure between late 2021 to mid-2022. Microsoft has linked the Iranian Mint Sandstorm APT (previously tracked by Microsoft as PHOSPHORUS) to a series of attacks aimed at US critical infrastructure between late 2021 to mid-2022. The IT giant reported Mint […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 10, 2023
Iran-linked APT group MERCURY is behind destructive attacks on hybrid environments masquerading as a ransomware operation. The Microsoft Threat Intelligence team observed a series of destructive attacks on hybrid environments that were carried out by MuddyWater APT group (aka MERCURY). Threat actors masqueraded the attacks as a standard ransomware operation. MERCURY (aka MuddyWater, SeedWorm and TEMP.Zagros) has been active since […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 13, 2023
The Aliâs Justice (Edalat-e Ali) hacker group broke into the State TV broadcast during the Presidentâs speech on Revolution Day. A collective of hackers that calls itself Aliâs Justice (Edalat-e Ali) disrupted the transmission of an Iranian State TV and radio station and aired the slogan âDeath to Khameneiâ asking Iranians to withdraw their money […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 05, 2023
Microsoft attributes a recent cyber attack against the satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo to an Iran-linked NEPTUNIUM APT group. Microsoftâs Digital Threat Analysis Center (DTAC) attributes a recent cyberattacks against the satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo to an Iran-linked threat actor tracked as NEPTUNIUM (aka Emennet Pasargad, Holy Souls). The attack is a retaliation for […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 26, 2023
The U.K. National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) warns of a surge in the number of attacks from Russian and Iranian nation-state actors. The U.K. National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is warning of targeted phishing attacks conducted by threat actors based in Russia and Iran. The are increasingly targeting organizations and individuals. The UK agency reported ongoing spear-phishing […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 17, 2022
Iran-linked threat actors compromised a Federal Civilian Executive Branch organization using a Log4Shell exploit and installed a cryptomining malware. According to a joint advisory published by the FBI and CISA, an Iran-linked APT group compromised a Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) organization using an exploit for the Log4Shell flaw (CVE-2021-44228) and deployed a cryptomining malware. Log4Shell impacts […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 23, 2022
Iranâs atomic energy agency claims that alleged state-sponsored hackers have compromised its email system. Iranâs atomic energy agency revealed on Sunday that a nation-state actor had access to a subsidiaryâs network and free access to its email system, the Associated Press reports. The Iranian government has yet to attribute the attack to a specific The […]
