Pierluigi Paganini
April 21, 2025
Russia-linked group APT29 targeted diplomatic entities across Europe with a new malware loader codenamed GRAPELOADER. Check Point Research team reported that Russia-linked cyberespionage group APT29 (aka SVR group, Cozy Bear, Nobelium, BlueBravo, Midnight Blizzard, and The Dukes) is behind a sophisticated phishing campaign targeting European diplomatic entities, using a new WINELOADER variant and a previously unknown malware called GRAPELOADER. “While the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 11, 2025
Gamaredon targeted a foreign military mission in Ukraine with updated GammaSteel malware on Feb 26, 2025, per Symantec. Symantec Threat Hunter researchers reported that the Russia-linked APT group Gamaredon (a.k.a. Shuckworm, Armageddon, Primitive Bear, ACTINIUM, Callisto) targeted a foreign military mission based in Ukraine with an updated version of the GamaSteel infostealer. Shuckworm is known for targeting government, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 31, 2025
Russia-linked Gamaredon targets Ukraine with a phishing campaign using troop-related lures to deploy the Remcos RAT via PowerShell downloader. Talos researchers warn that Russia-linked APT group Gamaredon (a.k.a. Armageddon, Primitive Bear, ACTINIUM, Callisto) targets Ukraine with a phishing campaign. The cyberespionage group is behind a long series of spear-phishing attacks targeting Ukrainian entities, and organizations related […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 26, 2025
Google fixed a flaw in the Chrome browser for Windows that was actively exploited in attacks targeting organizations in Russia. Google has released out-of-band fixes to address a high-severity security vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-2783, in Chrome browser for Windows. The flaw was actively exploited in attacks targeting organizations in Russia. The vulnerability is an incorrect handle […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 04, 2025
US CISA confirms no change in defense against Russian cyber threats despite the Trump administration’s pause on offensive operations. US CISA stated there is no change in defending against Russian cyber threats, despite the Trump administration’s temporary pause on offensive cyber operations. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has recently ordered US Cyber Command to pause […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 25, 2025
Russia’s NKTsKI warns financial sector organizations about a breach at major Russian IT service and software provider LANIT. Russia’s National Coordination Center for Computer Incidents (NKTsKI) warns the financial sector of security breach at IT service and software provider LANIT, potentially affecting LANTER and LAN ATMservice. According to the security breach notification published by GosSOPKA, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 17, 2025
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
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, 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 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, […]
