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Pierluigi Paganini February 17, 2025
Pro-Russia collective NoName057(16) launched a new wave of DDoS attacks on Italian sites

Pro-Russia collective NoName057(16) launched DDoS attacks on Italian sites, targeting airports, the Transport Authority, major ports, and banks. The pro-Russia hacker group NoName057(16) launched a new wave of DDoS attacks this morning against multiple Italian entities. The group targeted the websites of Linate and Malpensa airports, the Transport Authority, the bank Intesa San Paolo, and […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 13, 2025
Russia-linked APT Seashell Blizzard is behind the long running global access operation BadPilot campaign

A subgroup of the Russia-linked Seashell Blizzard APT group (aka Sandworm) ran a global multi-year initial access operation called BadPilot. Microsoft shared findings on research on a subgroup of the Russia-linked APT group Seashell Blizzard behind the global BadPilot campaign, which compromises infrastructure to support Russian cyber operations. Seashell Blizzard (aka Sandworm, BlackEnergy and TeleBots) has been […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 12, 2025
Russian cybercriminal Alexander Vinnik is being released from U.S. custody in exchange for Marc Fogel

Russian cybercriminal Alexander Vinnik is being released from U.S. custody in exchange for Marc Fogel, a Trump administration source told CNN. The New York Times first reported that Alexander Vinnik, a Russian money laundering suspect, is being released from U.S. custody in exchange for Marc Fogel, according to a Trump administration source. Alexander Vinnik, a […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 08, 2025
Russia’s intelligence recruits Ukrainians for terror attacks via messaging apps

Russia’s intelligence recruits Ukrainians for terror attacks via messaging apps and forums, offering quick pay, Ukraine’s law enforcement warns. According to Ukraine’s law enforcement, Russian intelligence is using messaging apps and forums to recruit Ukrainians for terrorist attacks, offering quick pay. Ukrainian authorities have recently seen a rise in terrorist attacks on police, military centers, […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 28, 2025
EU announced sanctions on three members of Russia’s GRU Unit 29155

The EU sanctioned three members of Russia’s GRU Unit 29155 for cyberattacks on Estonia’s government agencies in 2020. The European Union announced sanctions for three members (Nikolay Korchagin, Vitaly Shevchenko, and Yuriy Denisov) of Unit 29155 of Russia’s military intelligence service (GRU) for their involvement in cyberattacks against Estonia in 2020. “The Council today adopted […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 14, 2025
Russia-linked APT UAC-0063 target Kazakhstan in with HATVIBE malware

Russia-linked threat actor UAC-0063 targets Kazakhstan to gather economic and political intelligence in Central Asia. Russia-linked threat actors UAC-0063 is targeting Kazakhstan as part of a cyber espionage campaign to gather economic and political intelligence in Central Asia. The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) first detailed the activity of UAC-0063 in early 2023. […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 12, 2025
Pro-Russia hackers NoName057 targets Italy again after Zelensky’s visit to the country

Over the weekend, Italy faced new waves of DDoS attacks carried out by pro-Russia group NoName057(16). Pro-Russia hackers Noname057(16) targeted Italian ministries, institutions, critical infrastructure’s websites and private organizations over the weekend. The new wave of attacks coincides with the visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to Italy. The group claimed responsibility for the attacks […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 09, 2025
Ukrainian Cyber Alliance destroyed the connectivity of Russian ISP Nodex

A group of hacktivists, known as the Ukrainian Cyber Alliance, breached Russian ISP Nodex, stole sensitive documents, and wiped systems. Ukrainian Cyber Alliance hacked Russian ISP Nodex, stole sensitive data, and wiped systems, highlighting their cyberattack capabilities. The Ukrainian Cyber Alliance has been active since 2016, the Pro-Ukraine group has targeted Russian entities since the […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 02, 2025
Russian media outlets Telegram channels blocked in European countries

Telegram restricted access to Russian state-owned news channels in several European countries, including Poland, France, and Italy. Telegram blocked access to channels of multiple Russian state-owned news outlets across Europe, including Italy, Poland, Czechia, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Greece, and Latvia. Some blocked Russian media outlets are RIA Novosti, NTV, Rossiya 1, and Rossiyskaya Gazeta.  Visitors are presented with […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 02, 2025
Three Russian-German nationals charged with suspicion of secret service agent activity

German authorities have charged three Russian-German nationals with suspicion of, among other things, secret service agent activity for the Russian government. German authorities have charged three Russian-German nationals on suspicion of activities including acting as secret service agents for the Russian government. On 9 December 2024, the Federal Prosecutor’s Office filed charges against the German-Russian nationals before […]