Pierluigi Paganini
May 07, 2024
MITRE published more details on the recent security breach, including a timeline of the attack and attribution evidence. MITRE has shared more details on the recent hack, including the new malware involved in the attack and a timeline of the attackerâs activities. In April 2024, MITRE disclosed a security breach in one of its research […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 01, 2024
The China-linked threat actors Muddling Meerkat are manipulating DNS to probe networks globally since 2019. Infoblox researchers observed China-linked threat actors Muddling Meerkat using sophisticated DNS activities since 2019 to bypass traditional security measures and probe networks worldwide. The experts noticed a spike in activity observed in September 2023. The threat actors appear to have the capability […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 19, 2024
China-linked threat actors are preparing cyber attacks against U.S. critical infrastructure warned FBI Director Christopher Wray. FBI Director Christopher Wray warned this week that China-linked threat actors are preparing an attack against U.S. critical infrastructure, Reuters reported. According to the FBI chief, the Chinese hackers are waiting “for just the right moment to deal a […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 09, 2024
China-linked threat actors are using AI to carry out influence operations aimed at fueling social disorders in the U.S. and Taiwan. China is using generative artificial intelligence to carry out influence operations against foreign countries, including the U.S. and Taiwan, and fuel social disorders. According to the report published by the Microsoft Threat Analysis Center […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 27, 2024
The Finnish Police attributed the attack against the parliament that occurred in March 2021 to the China-linked group APT31. The Finnish Police attributed the March 2021 attack on the parliament to the China-linked group APT31. The Finnish authorities investigated multiple offenses, including aggravated espionage, aggravated unlawful access to an information system, and aggravated violation of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 26, 2024
UK, Australia and New Zealand are accusing China-linked threat actors of cyber operations against UK institutions and parliamentarians. GCHQâs National Cyber Security Centre believes that China-linked cyberespionage group APT31 was responsible for cyber attacks against UK parliamentariansâ emails in 2021. The UK intelligence believes that China-linked threat actors also compromised the UK Electoral Commissionâs systems […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 26, 2024
The US Treasury Department announced sanctions on two APT31 Chinese hackers linked to attacks against organizations in the US critical infrastructure sector. The US government announced sanctions against a pair of Chinese hackers (Zhao Guangzong and Ni Gaobin), alleged members of the China-linked APT31 group, who are responsible for âmalicious cyber operations targeting U.S. entities that operate […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 04, 2024
Researcher HaxRob discovered a previously undetected Linux backdoor named GTPDOOR, designed to target telecom carrier networks. Security researcher HaxRob discovered a previously undetected Linux backdoor dubbed GTPDOOR, which is specifically crafted to carry out stealth cyber operations within mobile carrier networks. The researcher believes that the threat actors behind GTPDOOR focuses on systems proximate to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 26, 2024
Recently the leak of a collection of files apparently stolen from the Chinese government hacking contractor, I-Soon, exposed Chinese hacking capabilities. Recently someone has leaked on GitHub [1,2] a collection of files apparently stolen from the Chinese hacking firm, I-Soon. An analyst based in Taiwan, known as Azaka, discovered the data leak and shared their […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 22, 2024
China-linked APT group Mustang Panda targeted various Asian countries with a variant of the PlugX (aka Korplug) backdoor dubbed DOPLUGS. Trend Micro researchers uncovered a cyberespionage campaign, carried out by China-linked APT group Mustang Panda, targeting Asian countries, including Taiwan, Vietnam, and Malaysia. Mustang Panda has been active since at least 2012, it targeted American and European entities such […]
