malware

Pierluigi Paganini March 17, 2023
China-linked APT likely linked to Fortinet zero-day attacks

An alleged Chinese threat actor group is behind attacks on government organizations exploiting a Fortinet zero-day flaw (CVE-2022-41328). A suspected China-linked group is exploiting a Fortinet zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-41328, in attacks aimed at government organizations. A few days ago, Fortinet researchers warned of an advanced threat actor that is targeting governmental or government-related […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 16, 2023
Microsoft sheds light on a year of Russian hybrid warfare in Ukraine

Russia-linked threat actors targeted at least 17 European nations in 2023, and 74 countries since the start of the invasion of Ukraine. Microsoft revealed that Russia-linked threat actors targeted at least 17 European nations between January and mid-February 2023. According to a report published by the IT giant, the state-sponsored hackers have targeted 74 countries […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 16, 2023
Multiple threat actors exploited Progress Telerik bug to breach U.S. federal agency

Multiple threat actors exploited a critical flaw in Progress Telerik to breach an unnamed US federal agency, said the US government. A joint advisory issued by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) revealed that multiple threat actors, including a nation-state actor, exploited a […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 15, 2023
Russia-linked APT29 abuses EU information exchange systems in recent attacks

Russia-linked APT29 group abused the legitimate information exchange systems used by European countries to target government entities. Russia-linked APT29 (aka SVR group, Cozy Bear, Nobelium, and The Dukes) was spotted abusing the legitimate information exchange systems used by European countries in attacks aimed at governments. In early March, BlackBerry researchers uncovered a new cyber espionage campaign aimed at EU […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 15, 2023
YoroTrooper APT group targets CIS countries and embassies

A new APT group, dubbed YoroTrooper, has been targeting government and energy organizations across Europe, experts warn. Cisco Talos researchers uncovered a new cyber espionage group targeting CIS countries, embassies and EU health care agency since at least June 2022. The APT group focuses on government or energy organizations in Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and other Commonwealth […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 14, 2023
LockBit Ransomware gang claims to have stolen SpaceX confidential data from Maximum Industries

The LockBit ransomware group claims to have stolen confidential data belonging to SpaceX from the systems of Maximum Industries. The LockBit ransomware gang claims to have stolen confidential data of SpaceX after they hacked the systems of production company Maximum Industries. Maximum Industries is a full-service, piece-part production, and contract manufacturing facility. The ransomware gang […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 14, 2023
Advanced actor targets Fortinet FortiOS in attacks on govt entities

An unknown threat actor is targeting Government entities and large organizations by exploiting a security flaw in Fortinet FortiOS. Fortinet researchers are warning of an advanced threat actor that is targeting governmental or government-related entities. The unknown threat actor is exploiting a vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS software, tracked as CVE-2022-41328, that may allow a privileged […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 14, 2023
Dissecting the malicious arsenal of the Makop ransomware gang

Cyber security researcher Luca Mella analyzed the Makop ransomware employed in a recent intrusion. Executive summary Introduction The Makop ransomware operators started their infamous criminal business in 2020 leveraging a new variant of the notorious Phobos ransomware. During the last years, the gang maintained a solid presence in the criminal underground even if they did […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 13, 2023
Golang-Based Botnet GoBruteforcer targets web servers

A recently discovered Golang-based botnet, dubbed GoBruteforcer, is targeting web servers running FTP, MySQL, phpMyAdmin, and Postgres services Researchers from Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 recently discovered a Golang-based botnet, tracked as GoBruteforcer, which is targeting web servers running FTP, MySQL, phpMyAdmin, and Postgres services. In order to compromise a target system, the samples require […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 13, 2023
Dark Pink APT targets Govt entities in South Asia

Researchers reported that Dark Pink APT employed a malware dubbed KamiKakaBot against Southeast Asian targets. In February 2023, EclecticIQ researchers spotted multiple KamiKakaBot malware samples that were employed by the Dark Pink APT group (aka Saaiwc) in attacks against government entities in Southeast Asia countries. The activity of the group was first detailed by Group-IB […]