Pierluigi Paganini
June 09, 2023
Researchers detected a cyberespionage campaign in Libya that employs a new custom, modular backdoor dubbed Stealth Soldier. Experts at the Check Point Research team uncovered a series of highly-targeted espionage attacks in Libya that employ a new custom modular backdoor dubbed Stealth Soldier. Stealth Soldier is surveillance software that allows operators to spy on the victims […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 08, 2023
North Korea-linked APT Kimsuky has been linked to a social engineering campaign aimed at experts in North Korean affairs. SentinelLabs researchers uncovered a social engineering campaign by the North Korea-linked APT group Kimsuky that is targeting experts in North Korean affairs. The attacks are part of a broader campaign recently detailed in a joint advisory published by […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 03, 2023
North Korea-linked APT group Kimsuky is posing as journalists to gather intelligence, a joint advisory from NSA and FBI warns. A joint advisory from the FBI, the U.S. Department of State, the National Security Agency (NSA), South Koreaâs National Intelligence Service (NIS), National Police Agency (NPA), and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), warns that North-Korea-linked Kimsuky APT […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 02, 2023
Russiaâs intelligence Federal Security Service (FSB) said that the recent attacks against iPhones with a zero-click iOS exploit as part of Operation Triangulation were carried out by US intelligence. Researchers from the Russian firm Kaspersky have uncovered a previously unknown APT group that is targeting iOS devices with zero-click exploits as part of a long-running […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 24, 2023
The US Department of the Treasury sanctioned four entities and one individual for their role in cyber operations conducted by North Korea. The US Department of the Treasuryâs Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions against four entities and one individual for their role in malicious cyber operations conducted to support the government of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 24, 2023
The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) warns of a cyberespionage campaign targeting state bodies in the country. The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has warned of cyber attacks targeting state bodies in the country as part of an espionage campaign conducted by a threat actor tracked as UAC-0063. The nation-state actor […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 23, 2023
A previously undocumented APT group tracked as GoldenJackal has been targeting government and diplomatic entities in the Middle East and South Asia since 2019. Kaspersky researchers shared details about the activity of a previously undocumented APT group, tracked as GoldenJackal, which has been active since 2019. The primary motivation of the group appears to be […]
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
China-linked APT group Mustang Panda employed a custom firmware implant targeting TP-Link routers in targeted attacks since January 2023. Since January 2023, Check Point Research monitored a series of targeted attacks aimed at European foreign affairs entities that have been linked to the China-linked cyberespionage group Mustang Panda (aka Camaro Dragon, RedDelta or âBronze President). MustangPanda […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 16, 2023
The Lancefly APT group is using a custom powerful backdoor called Merdoor in attacks against organizations in South and Southeast Asia. Symantec researchers reported that the Lancefly APT group is using a custom-written backdoor in attacks targeting organizations in South and Southeast Asia, as part of a long-running campaign. The highly-targeted attacks aim at organizations […]
