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Pierluigi Paganini May 21, 2022
Russia-linked Sandworm continues to conduct attacks against Ukraine

Security researchers from ESET reported that the Russia-linked APT group Sandworm continues to target Ukraine. Security experts from ESET reported that the Russia-linked cyberespionage group Sandworm continues to launch cyber attacks against entities in Ukraine. Sandworm (aka BlackEnergy and TeleBots) has been active since 2000, it operates under the control of Unit 74455 of the Russian GRU’s Main Center for […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 19, 2022
China-linked Space Pirates APT targets the Russian aerospace industry

A new China-linked cyberespionage group known as ‘Space Pirates’ is targeting enterprises in the Russian aerospace industry. A previously unknown Chinese cyberespionage group, tracked as ‘Space Pirates’, targets enterprises in the Russian aerospace industry with spear-phishing attacks. The group has been active since at least 2017, researchers believe it is linked with other China-linked APT […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 15, 2022
May 08 – May 14 Ukraine – Russia the silent cyber conflict

This post provides a timeline of the events related to Russia invasion of Ukraine from the cyber security perspective. Below is the timeline of the events related to the ongoing Russia invasion that occurred in the previous weeks: May 14 – The LEGION collective calls to action to attack the final of the Eurovision song […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 14, 2022
The LEGION collective calls to action to attack the final of the Eurovision song contest

The Pro-Russian volunteer movement known as LEGION is calling to launch DDoS attacks against the final of the Eurovision song contest. The LEGION is a Pro-Russian volunteer movement that focuses on DDOS attacks. The group made the headlines for attacks against Western organizations and governments, including NATO countries and Ukraine. This week the Pro-Russian hacker group […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 14, 2022
OpRussia update: Anonymous breached other organizations

Another week has passed and Anonymous has hacked other Russian companies and leaked their data via DDoSecrets. The #OpRussia launched by Anonymous on Russia after the criminal invasion of Ukraine continues, the collective claims to have hacked multiple organizations and government entities. The hacktivists leaked the stolen data via DDoSecrets. Below is the list of […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 11, 2022
EU condemns Russian cyber operations against Ukraine

The European Union condemns the cyberattacks conducted by Russia against Ukraine, which targeted the satellite KA-SAT network. The European Union accused Russia of the cyberattack that hit the satellite KA-SAT network in Ukraine, operated by Viasat, on February 24. This cyberattack caused communication outages and disruptions in Ukraine, it also impacted several EU Member States. 5,800 […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 10, 2022
Hacktivists hacked Russian TV schedules during Victory Day and displayed anti-war messages

Hacktivists yesterday defaced the Russian TV with pro-Ukraine messages and took down the RuTube video streaming site. Hacktivists and white hat hackers continue to support Ukraine against the Russian invasion, in a recent attack, they defaced Russian TV with anti-war messages and took down the RuTube video streaming site. The attack took place during Russia’s […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 08, 2022
May 01 – May 07 Ukraine – Russia the silent cyber conflict

This post provides a timeline of the events related to Russia invasion of Ukraine from the cyber security perspective. Below is the timeline of the events related to the ongoing Russia invasion that occurred in the previous weeks: May 06 – Anonymous and Ukraine IT Army continue to target Russian entities The Anonymous collective and […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 06, 2022
Ukraine IT Army hit EGAIS portal impacting Russia’s alcohol distribution

Ukraine IT Army launched massive DDoS attacks on the EGAIS portal that has a crucial role in Russia’s alcohol distribution. The collective of hacktivists Ukraine IT Army has launched a series of massive DDoS attacks on the Unified State Automated Alcohol Accounting Information System (EGAIS) portal, which is considered crucial for alcohol distribution in Russia. […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 04, 2022
Pro-Ukraine attackers compromise Docker images to launch DDoS attacks on Russian sites

Pro-Ukraine hackers are using Docker images to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against a dozen Russian and Belarusian websites. Pro-Ukraine hackers, likely linked to Ukraine IT Army, are using Docker images to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against a dozen websites belonging to government, military, and media. The DDoS attacks also targeted three Lithuanian media websites. The attacks were monitored by […]