Microsoft obtained a court order to take over seven domains used by the Russia-linked APT28 group to target Ukraine. Microsoft on Thursday announced it has obtained a court order to take over seven domains used by Russia-linked cyberespionage group APT28 in attacks against Ukraine. The APT28 group (aka Fancy Bear, Pawn Storm, Sofacy Group, Sednit, and STRONTIUM) has been active since at least 2007 […]
Hamas-linked threat actors conducted an elaborate campaign aimed at high-profile Israeli individuals employed in sensitive sectors. Researchers from Cybereason observed a sophisticated cyberespionage campaign conducted by APT-C-23 group campaigns targeting Israeli high-profile targets working for sensitive defense, law enforcement, and emergency services organizations. The threat actors use sophisticated social engineering techniques to infect Windows and Android […]
Experts discovered a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-22292, which can be exploited to compromise Android 9, 10, 11, and 12 devices. Researchers from mobile cybersecurity firm Kryptowire discovered a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-22292, in Android 9, 10, 11, and 12 devices. The vulnerability resides in the pre-installed Phone app that executes with system privileges on Samsung […]
VMware fixed critical vulnerabilities in multiple products that could be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. VMware has addressed critical remote code vulnerabilities in multiple products, including VMware’s Workspace ONE Access, VMware Identity Manager (vIDM), vRealize Lifecycle Manager, vRealize Automation, and VMware Cloud Foundation products. The virtualization giant urges its customers to address […]
The U.S. government announced the disruption of the Cyclops Blink botnet operated by the Russia-linked Sandworm APT group. The U.S. government announced that it had dismantled the Cyclops Blink botnet operated by the Russia-linked Sandworm APT group. “The Justice Department today announced a court-authorized operation, conducted in March 2022, to disrupt a two-tiered global botnet […]
Ukraine’s technical security and intelligence service warns of threat actors targeting aimed at gaining access to users’ Telegram accounts. State Service of Special Communication and Information Protection (SSSCIP) of Ukraine spotted a new wave of cyber attacks aimed at gaining access to users’ Telegram accounts. The Ukrainian CERT attributes the hacking campaign to threat actors […]
Block disclosed a data breach related to the Cash App investing app and is notifying 8.2 million current and former US customers. The data breach involved a former employee that downloaded some unspecified reports of its Cash App Investing app that contained some U.S. customer information. Cash App is an app that allows users to […]
The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned the Hydra Market, the world’s largest and longest-running dark web marketplace. The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned the darkweb marketplace Hydra Market, the same day Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office, the Bundeskriminalamt (BKA), announced they have shut down the illegal platform. The seizure of the Hydra Market is the result of an international […]
Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office shut down Hydra Market, the Russian-language darknet marketplace specialized in drug dealing. Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office, the Bundeskriminalamt (BKA), announced they have shut down Hydra, one of the world’s largest dark web marketplace. The seizure of the Hydra Market is the result of an international investigation conducted by the […]
Ukraine CERT-UA spotted a spear-phishing campaign conducted by Russia-linked Armageddon APT targeting local state organizations. Ukraine CERT-UA published a security advisory to warn of spear-phishing attacks conducted by Russia-linked Armageddon APT (aka Gamaredon, Primitive Bear, Armageddon, Winterflounder, or Iron Tilden) targeting local state organizations. The phishing messages have been sent from “vadim_melnik88@i[.]ua,” the campaign aims at […]