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 18, 2024
Russia-linked APT Sandworm employed a previously undocumented backdoor called Kapeka in attacks against Eastern Europe since 2022. WithSecure researchers identified a new backdoor named Kapeka that has been used in attacks targeting victims in Eastern Europe since at least mid-2022. The backdoor is very sophisticated, it serves as both an initial toolkit and as a backdoor […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 16, 2024
Czech transport minister warned that Russia conducted ‘thousands’ of attempts to sabotage railways, attempting to interfere with train networks and signals. Early this month, the Czech transport minister Martin Kupka warned that Russia has conducted ‘thousands’ of attempts to sabotage European railways. The Czech Republic’s transport minister told the Financial Times that the attacks aim […]
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
April 01, 2024
The US government announced establishing the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy. The US Defense Department announced establishing the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy (ASD(CP)) as directed in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023. The ASD(CP) will oversee DoD policy for cyber operations […]
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. GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre believes that China-linked cyberespionage group APT31 was responsible for cyber attacks against UK parliamentarians’ emails in 2021. The UK intelligence believes that China-linked threat actors also compromised the UK Electoral Commission’s systems […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 19, 2024
A new variant of the Russia-linked wiper AcidRain, tracked as AcidPour, was spotted targeting Linux x86 devices. A new variant of a data wiper AcidRain, tracked as AcidPour, is specifically designed for targeting Linux x86 devices has been detected in the wild. Researchers at SentinelLabs first discovered the wiper AcidRain in March 2022. The malware […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 15, 2024
Russian hackers have knocked down the GPS and communications of Defence Secretary Grant Shapps RAF Dassault Falcon 900 jet with electronic warfare attack. Defence Secretary Grant Shapps RAF Dassault Falcon 900 jet flew from Poland, where he visited British troops in Steadfast Defender, to the UK. The UK defence chief confirmed the complete support of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 08, 2024
Microsoft revealed that Russia-linked APT group Midnight Blizzard recently breached its internal systems and source code repositories. Microsoft published an update on the attack that hit the company on January 12, 2024, the IT giant revealed that the Russia-linked Midnight Blizzard recently breached again its internal systems and source code repositories. In January, Microsoft warned […]
