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Pierluigi Paganini November 19, 2020
Nation-state actors from Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea target Canada

Canada Centre for Cyber Security warns of risks related to state-sponsored programs from China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea. A report published by the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, titled “National Cyber Threat Assessment 2020,” warns of risks associated with state-sponsored operations from China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea. The report is based on both […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 29, 2020
US Cyber Command details implants used in attacks on parliaments and embassies

US Cyber Command published technical details on malware implants used by Russia-linked APTs on multiple parliaments, embassies US Cyber Command shared technical details about malware implants employed by Russian hacking groups in attacks against multiple ministries of foreign affairs, national parliaments, and embassies. Experts from the US Cyber Command’s Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF) unit […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 29, 2020
Russia-linked Turla APT hacked European government organization

Russia-linked APT Turla has hacked into the systems of an undisclosed European government organization according to Accenture. According to a report published by Accenture Cyber Threat Intelligence (ACTI), Russia-linked cyber-espionage group Turla has hacked into the systems of an undisclosed European government organization. The Turla APT group (aka Snake, Uroburos, Waterbug, Venomous Bear and KRYPTON) has been active since at least 2007 targeting […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 24, 2020
US Treasury imposes sanctions on a Russian research institute behind Triton malware

US Treasury Department announced sanctions against Russia’s Central Scientific Research Institute of Chemistry and Mechanics behind Triton malware. The US Treasury Department announced sanctions against a Russian research institute for its alleged role in the development of the Triton malware. “Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated, pursuant to […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 23, 2020
FBI and CISA joint alert blames Russia’s Energetic Bear APT for US government networks hack

The US government declared that Russia-linked APT group Energetic Bear has breached US government networks and exfiltrated data. A joint security advisory published by The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) revealed that Russia-linked APT group Energetic Bear has breached US government networks and exfiltrated data. The Energetic Bear […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 20, 2020
U.S. Charges Russia GRU Intelligence Officers for notorious attacks, including NotPetya

The U.S. DoJ announced charges against six Russian intelligence officers for their role in several major cyberattacks carried out over the last years. The U.S. Department of Justice announced charges against six members of Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency for their alleged role in several major cyberattacks conducted over the past years. The defendants are Yuriy […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 30, 2020
Russian national Yevgeniy Aleksandrovich Nikulin sentenced to 88 months in prison

Russian national Yevgeniy Aleksandrovich Nikulin was sentenced to 88 months in prison for hacking LinkedIn, Dropbox, and Formspring in 2012. The Russian national Yevgeniy Aleksandrovich Nikulin was sentenced to 88 months in prison in the United States for hacking LinkedIn, Dropbox, and Formspring in 2012. Let’s summarize the criminal activities of the man who was arrested in […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 28, 2020
Putin proposes new information security collaboration to US, including no-hack pact for election

Putin is proposing a new cyber security collaboration with the United States, including a no-hack pact for the upcoming Presidential election. Russian Government has published a statement by President Vladimir Putin that proposes to the United States a comprehensive program of measures for restoring the Russia – US cooperation in information security. Russia was accused of interfering in the 2016 US presidential […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 23, 2020
Russia-linked APT28 targets govt bodies with fake NATO training docs

Russia-linked cyberespionage group APT28 uses fake NATO training documents as bait in attacks aimed at government bodies. The Russia-linked cyberespionage group APT28 is behind a string of attacks that targeting government bodies with Zebrocy Delphi malware. The malicious code was distributed using fake NATO training materials as bait and had a very low detection rate […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 22, 2020
German investigators blame Russian DoppelPaymer gang for deadly hospital attack

The investigation of German authorities on the recent attack on the Dusseldorf hospital reveals the possible involvement of Russian hackers. Last week, German authorities revealed that a cyber attack hit a major hospital in Duesseldorf, the Duesseldorf University Clinic, and a woman who needed urgent admission died after she had to be taken to another […]