SEDNIT

Pierluigi Paganini September 27, 2018
Russian Sednit APT used the first UEFI rootkit of ever in attacks in the wild

Security experts from ESET have spotted the first UEFI rootkit of ever, the code tracked as LoJax was used in attacks in the wild. Security researchers from ESET have discovered a new piece of a sophisticated malware used by the Russia-linked Sednit group (aka Fancy Bear, APT28, Pawn Storm, Sofacy Group, and STRONTIUM) in targeted attacks aimed at government entities in the Balkans as […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 15, 2017
BitDefender found the first MAC OS version of the X-Agent used by the APT28

Security experts at Bitdefender discovered a MAC OS version of the X-Agent malware used by the Russian APT28 cyberespionage group. Security experts at BitDefender have discovered a MAC OS malware program that’s likely part of the arsenal of the dreaded Russian APT 28 group (aka Pawn Storm, Sednit, Sofacy, Fancy Bear and Tsar Team). The Russian nation-state actor was involved […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 10, 2016
APT 28 group is ramping up information warfare against Germany

According to the German Intelligence, the APT 28 group, also known as Fancy Bear, is ramping up information warfare against Germany and the rest of West. US intelligence agencies blame the Russian government for ramping up infowar against the US and the West. According to the US Government, Russian-state hackers hacked the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and other political organizations worldwide. […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 29, 2016
Pawn Storm APT group targets thousands Google Accounts

Russian cyber spies belonging to the Pawn Storm APT group have targeted a significant number of Google accounts belonging to individuals worldwide. The Pawn Storm APT group is once again in the headlines, this time the hackers targeted a significant number of Google accounts belonging to individuals in Russia, former Soviet Union countries, the United States, Europe. […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 13, 2016
Pawn Storm hackers hit the German Christian Democratic Union party

Researchers at Trend Micro discovered that Pawn Storm threat actor targeted the political party of Chancellor Angela Merkel, the Christian Democratic Union. Security experts follow a long time the operations of the Russian-linked Pawn Storm cyber spies, aka APT 28, Sednit, Sofacy, Fancy Bear and Tsar Team. In October 2014, security experts at Trend Micro spotted a cyber […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 17, 2016
Linux Fysbis Trojan, a new weapon in the Pawn Storm’s arsenal

Malware researchers at PaloAlto discovered the Fysbis Trojan, a simple and an effective Linux threat used by the Russian cyberspy group Pawn Storm. Do you remember the Pawn Storm hacking crew? Security experts have identified this group of Russian hackers with several names, including APT28, Sofacy or Sednit, it has been active since at least 2007. The name Pawn Storm is used by security […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 23, 2014
Operation Pawn Storm is targeting military, government and media agencies

Trend Micro discovered a cyber-espionage operation dubbed  Operation Pawn Storm, which is targeting military, government and media entities worldwide. A new cyber espionage operation targeting military, government and media agencies on a global scale has been discovered by security experts at Trend Micro. Also in this case it seems that the threat actors behind the operation, dubbed […]