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Pierluigi Paganini January 26, 2024

Russian Midnight Blizzard APT is targeting orgs worldwide, Microsoft warns

Microsoft revealed that Russia-linked APT Midnight Blizzard has been targeting organizations worldwide in a cyberespionage campaign. Microsoft announced that the Russia-linked APT Midnight Blizzard that hit the company in late November 2023 has been targeting organizations worldwide as part of a large-scale cyberespionage campaign. The IT giant also confirmed that is currently notifying impacted organizations. […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 18, 2024

Google TAG warns that Russian COLDRIVER APT is using a custom backdoor

Google warns that the Russia-linked threat actor COLDRIVER expands its targeting and is developing a custom malware. The ColdRiver APT (aka “Seaborgium“, “Callisto”, “Star Blizzard”, “TA446”) is a Russian cyberespionage group that has been targeting government officials, military personnel, journalists and think tanks since at least 2015. In the past, the group’s activity involved persistent phishing […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 17, 2024

Pro-Russia group hit Swiss govt sites after Zelensky visit in Davos

Switzerland believes that the attack claimed by pro-Russian group NoName that hit the government websites is retaliation for Zelensky’s presence at Davos. Switzerland believes that the cyberattack carried out by pro-Russia group NoName disrupted access to some government websites, following Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to Davos. “We took a look at Switzerland, where the World Economic […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 03, 2024

Ukraine’s SBU said that Russia’s intelligence hacked surveillance cameras to direct a missile strike on Kyiv

Ukraine’s SBU revealed that Russia-linked threat actors hacked surveillance cameras to spy on air defense forces and critical infrastructure in Kyiv. Ukraine’s SBU announced they shut down two surveillance cameras that were allegedly hacked by the Russian intelligence services to spy on air defense forces and critical infrastructure in Kyiv. The surveillance cameras were located […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 29, 2023

Russia-linked APT28 used new malware in a recent phishing campaign

Ukraine’s CERT (CERT-UA) warned of a new phishing campaign by the APT28 group to deploy previously undocumented malware strains. The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) warned of a new cyber espionage campaign carried out by the Russia-linked group APT28 (aka “Forest Blizzard”, “Fancybear” or “Strontium”). The group employed previously undetected malware such as […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 12, 2023

Ukrainian military intelligence service hacked the Russian Federal Taxation Service

The Ukrainian government’s military intelligence service announced the hack of the Russian Federal Taxation Service (FNS). Hackers of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine announced they have compromised the Russian Federal Taxation Service (FNS). The military intelligence service said that the hack was the result of a successful special operation […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 08, 2023

Russia-linked APT8 exploited Outlook zero-day to target European NATO members

Russia-linked group APT28 exploited Microsoft Outlook zero-day to target European NATO members, including a NATO Rapid Deployable Corps. Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 reported that the Russia-linked APT28 (aka “Forest Blizzard”, “Fancybear” or “Strontium”) group exploited the CVE-2023-23397 vulnerability in attacks aimed at European NATO members. Over the past 20 months, the group targeted at […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 07, 2023

UK and US expose Russia Callisto Group’s activity and sanction members

The UK NCSC and Microsoft warned that Russia-linked threat actor Callisto Group is targeting organizations worldwide. The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and Microsoft reported that the Russia-linked APT group Callisto Group is targeting organizations worldwide. The nation-state actor is carrying out spear-phishing attacks for cyberespionage purposes. The Callisto APT group (aka “Seaborgium“, “Star […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 27, 2023

Ukraine’s intelligence service hacked Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia

Ukraine’s intelligence service announced the hack of the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency, ‘Rosaviatsia.’ Ukraine’s intelligence service announced they have hacked Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, ‘Rosaviatsia.’ The attack is the result of a complex special cyber operation. “The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine informs that as a result of a successful complex special operation in […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 18, 2023

Russian APT Gamaredon uses USB worm LitterDrifter against Ukraine

Russia-linked cyberespionage group Gamaredon has been spotted propagating a worm called LitterDrifter via USB. Check Point researchers observed Russia-linked Gamaredon spreading the worm called LitterDrifter via USB in attacks against Ukraine. Gamaredon (aka Shuckworm, Actinium, Armageddon, Primitive Bear, UAC-0010, and Trident Ursa) has been active since 2014 and its activity focuses on Ukraine, the group was observed using the multistage backdoor Pteranodon/Pterodo. The Gamaredon APT group continues to carry out […]

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Russian Midnight Blizzard APT is targeting orgs worldwide, Microsoft warns

Google TAG warns that Russian COLDRIVER APT is using a custom backdoor

Pro-Russia group hit Swiss govt sites after Zelensky visit in Davos

Ukraine’s SBU said that Russia’s intelligence hacked surveillance cameras to direct a missile strike on Kyiv

Russia-linked APT28 used new malware in a recent phishing campaign

Ukrainian military intelligence service hacked the Russian Federal Taxation Service

Russia-linked APT8 exploited Outlook zero-day to target European NATO members

UK and US expose Russia Callisto Group’s activity and sanction members

Ukraine’s intelligence service hacked Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia

Russian APT Gamaredon uses USB worm LitterDrifter against Ukraine

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