Pierluigi Paganini
June 15, 2023
Russia-linked APT group Gamaredon is using a new toolset in attacks aimed at critical organizations in Ukraine. The Gamaredon APT group (aka Shuckworm, Actinium, Armageddon, Primitive Bear, UAC-0010, and Trident Ursa) continues to carry out attacks against entities in Ukraine, including security services, military, and government organizations. Symantec researchers reported that in some cases, the cyberespionage group remained undetected in the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 14, 2023
Microsoft linked a series of wiping attacks to a Russia-linked APT group, tracked as Cadet Blizzard, that is under the control of the GRU. Microsoft attributes the operations carried out by the Russia-linked APT group tracked as Cadet Blizzard to the Russian General Staff Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU). The IT giant pointed out that Cadet Blizzard is […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 11, 2023
Pro-Ukraine hackers Cyber Anarchy Squad claimed responsibility for the attack that hit Russian telecom provider Infotel JSC. Pro-Ukraine hacking group Cyber.Anarchy.Squad claimed responsibility for an attack on Russian telecom provider Infotel JSC. The company provides connectivity services to the Russian banking system, for this reason, the attack had a severe impact on the operations of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 23, 2023
Experts warn of a threat actor, tracked as CloudWizard APT, that is targeting organizations involved in the region of the Russo-Ukrainian conflict. On March 2023, researchers from Kaspersky spotted a previously unknown APT group, tracked as Bad Magic (aka Red Stinger), that targeted organizations in the region of the Russo-Ukrainian conflict. The attackers were observed using PowerMagic and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 16, 2023
Ukraineâs President Zelensky and the countryâs Council of National Security introduced new sanctions against individuals and businesses. Ukraineâs President Volodymyr Zelensky and the countryâs Council of National Security introduced new sanctions against 351 Russian individuals and 241 business entities. The list of sanctioned entities comprises IT companies operating within the Russian Federation, notably Gazpromneft IT […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 04, 2023
CERT-UA is warning of destructive cyberattacks conducted by the Russia-linked Sandworm APT group against the Ukraine public sector. Russia-linked APT group Sandworm is behind destructive cyberattacks against Ukrainian state networks, the Ukrainian Government Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA) warns. The Sandworm group (aka BlackEnergy, UAC-0082, Iron Viking, Voodoo Bear, and TeleBots) has been active since 2000, it operates under the control […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 28, 2023
The Ukrainian cyber police arrested a Ukraine man for selling the data of over 300 million people from different countries. The Ukrainian cyber police have arrested a man (36) from the city of Netishyn for selling the personal data and sensitive information of over 300 million people from different countries. The man had information on […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 21, 2023
Threat actors are targeting organizations located in Donetsk, Lugansk, and Crimea with a previously undetected framework dubbed CommonMagic. In October 2022, Kaspersky researchers uncovered a malware campaign aimed at infecting government, agriculture and transportation organizations located in the Donetsk, Lugansk, and Crimea regions with a previously undetected framework dubbed CommonMagic. Researchers believe that threat actors use spear […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 16, 2023
Russia-linked threat actors targeted at least 17 European nations in 2023, and 74 countries since the start of the invasion of Ukraine. Microsoft revealed that Russia-linked threat actors targeted at least 17 European nations between January and mid-February 2023. According to a report published by the IT giant, the state-sponsored hackers have targeted 74 countries […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 16, 2023
Polish intelligence dismantled a cell of Russian spies that gathered info on military equipment deliveries to Ukraine via the EU member. Polish counter-intelligence has dismantled a cell of Russian spies that gathered information on the provisioning of military equipment to Ukraine via the EU member. âThe ABW counter-intelligence agency has arrested nine people suspected of […]
