Hacktivism

Pierluigi Paganini January 15, 2023
1.7 TB of data stolen from digital intelligence firm Cellebrite leaked online

1.7 TB of data stolen from Cellebrite, a digital intelligence company that provides tools for law enforcement, were leaked online. The Israeli mobile forensics firm Cellebrite is one of the leading companies in the world in the field of digital forensics, it works with law enforcement and intelligence agencies worldwide. One of the most popular services provided […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 13, 2023
Pro-Russia group NoName057(16) targets Ukraine and NATO countries

A Pro-Russian group named NoName057(16) is targeting organizations in Ukraine and NATO countries with DDoS attacks. A Pro-Russian cybercrime group named NoName057(16) (aka 05716nnm or Nnm05716) is behind a wave of DDoS attacks against organizations in Ukraine and NATO countries, SentinelOne researchers reported. The attacks started in March 2022 and targeted government and critical infrastructure […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 06, 2022
Russia’s second-largest bank VTB Bank under DDoS attack

Russia’s second-largest bank VTB Bank reveals it is facing the largest DDoS (distributed denial of service) attack in its history. State-owned VTB Bank, the second-largest financial institution in Russia, says it is facing the largest DDoS (distributed denial of service) attack in its history. The pro-Ukraine collective IT Army of Ukraine has claimed responsibility for […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 23, 2022
Pro-Russian group Killnet claims responsibility for DDoS attack that has taken down the European Parliament site

Pro-Russian hacker collective Killnet took down the European Parliament website with a DDoS cyberattack. The Pro-Russia group of hacktivists Killnet claimed responsibility for the DDoS attack that today took down the website of the European Parliament website. “KILLNET officially recognises the European Parliament as sponsors of homosexualism,” states the group.  The attack was launched immediately […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 14, 2022
CERT-UA warns of multiple Somnia ransomware attacks against organizations in Ukraine

Russian threat actors employed a new ransomware family called Somnia in attacks against multiple organizations in Ukraine. The Government Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine CERT-UA is investigating multiple attacks against organizations in Ukraine that involved a new piece of ransomware called Somnia. Government experts attribute the attacks to the group ‘From Russia with Love’ […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 10, 2022
Pro-Russia group KillNet targets US airports

The pro-Russia hacktivist group ‘KillNet’ is behind massive DDoS attacks that hit websites of several major airports in the US. The pro-Russia hacktivist group ‘KillNet‘ is claiming responsibility for massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against the websites of several major airports in the US. The DDoS attacks have taken the websites offline, users were not […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 06, 2022
“Egypt Leaks” – Hacktivists are Leaking Financial Data

Researchers at cybersecurity firm Resecurity spotted a new group of hacktivists targeting financial institutions in Egypt, Resecurity, a California-based cybersecurity company protecting Fortune 500 corporations globally, has noticed a new group of hacktivists targeting financial institutions in Egypt. The bad actors go under the campaign “EG Leaks” (also known as “Egypt Leaks”), they started leaking […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 01, 2022
Guacamaya hacktivists stole sensitive data from Mexico and Latin American countries

A hacker group called Guacamaya stole classified government information from multiple military and government agencies across several Latin American countries. Among the data stolen by a group of hackers called Guacamaya (macaw in Spanish) there was a huge trove of emails from Mexico’s Defense Department, which shed the light on the poor resilience of the […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 29, 2022
Hacker groups support protestors in Iran using Telegram, Signal and Darkweb

Several hacker groups are assisting protestors in Iran using Telegram, Signal and other tools to bypass government censorship. Check Point Research (CPR) observed multiple hacker groups using Telegram, Signal and the darkweb to support protestors in Iran in bypassing regime censorship. The hackers are sharing tools and tips to bypass censorship, including opening VPN servers, […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 27, 2022
Mandiant identifies 3 hacktivist groups working in support of Russia

Researchers are tracking multiple self-proclaimed hacktivist groups working in support of Russia, and identified 3 groups linked to the GRU. Mandiant researchers are tracking multiple self-proclaimed hacktivist groups working in support of Russia, and identified 3 groups linked to the Russian Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU). The experts assess with moderate confidence that moderators of the […]