Pierluigi Paganini
February 26, 2022
Global internet monitor working group NetBlocks reported that Twitter has been restricted in Russia amid conflict with Ukraine. Global internet monitor working organization NetBlocks shared its metrics confirming the restriction of Twitter in Russia from early morning amid conflict with Ukraine. Multiple local providers (Rostelecom, MTS, Beeline and MegaFon) were blocking access to the popular […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 25, 2022
While Ukraine calls for hacker underground to defend against Russia, ransomware gangs make their moves. Ukraine’s government is asking for volunteers from the hacker underground to provide their support in protecting critical infrastructure and carry out offensive operations against Russian state-sponsored hackers, reported Reuters which cited two e experts involved in the project. The call […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 24, 2022
Experts reported that the wiper attacks that yesterday hit hundreds of systems in Ukraine used a GoLang-based ransomware decoy. Yesterday, researchers from cybersecurity firms ESET and Broadcom’s Symantec discovered a new data wiper malware that was employed in a recent wave of attacks that hit hundreds of machines in Ukraine. A tweet from ESET revealed that the company’s telemetry shows […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 24, 2022
UK and US cybersecurity agencies linked Cyclops Blink malware to Russia’s Sandworm APT US and UK cybersecurity and law enforcement agencies published a joint security advisory about a new malware, dubbed Cyclops Blink, that has been linked to the Russian-backed Sandworm APT group. Sandworm (aka BlackEnergy and TeleBots) has been active since 2000, it operates under the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 19, 2022
The White House has linked the recent DDoS attacks against Ukraine ‘s banks and defense agencies to Russia’s GRU. The White House has linked the recent DDoS attacks that took offline the sites of banks and defense agencies of Ukraine to Russia’s Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces (aka GRU). This […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 16, 2022
Russia-linked threat actors have breached the network of U.S. cleared defense contractors (CDCs) since at least January 2020. According to a joint alert published by the FBI, NSA, and CISA, Russia-linked threat actors conducted a cyber espionage campaign aimed at US cleared defense contractors to steal sensitive info related to intelligence programs and capabilities. CDCs […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 15, 2022
Ukraine ‘s defense agencies and two state-owned banks were hit by Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks. The Ministry of Defense and the Armed Forces of Ukraine and state-owned banks, Privatbank (Ukraine’s largest bank) and Oschadbank were hit by Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks. The website of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has been taken down by the wave of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 14, 2022
The European Central Bank is warning banks of possible Russia-linked cyber attack amid the rising crisis with Ukraine. The European Central Bank is warning banks of possible Russia-linked cyber attack amid the rising crisis with Ukraine and is inviting them to step up defenses. The news was reported by Reuters, citing two unnamed sources. The […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 04, 2022
The Russia-linked Gamaredon APT group attempted to compromise an unnamed Western government entity in Ukraine. Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 reported that the Russia-linked Gamaredon APT group attempted to compromise an unnamed Western government entity operating in Ukraine in January, while geopolitical tensions between Russia and Ukraine have escalated dramatically. In Mid January the Ukrainian […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 28, 2022
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) urges organizations to improve cybersecurity due to the risk of imminent destructive cyberattacks from Russia-linked APT groups. The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is urging organizations to improve their cybersecurity posture due to the imminent risk of destructive cyber-attacks from Russian state-sponsored threat actors after recent attacks […]
