Intelligence

Pierluigi Paganini April 20, 2023
Google TAG warns of Russia-linked APT groups targeting Ukraine

The researchers from Google TAG are warning of Russia-linked threat actors targeting Ukraine with phishing campaigns. Russia-linked threat actors launched large-volume phishing campaigns against hundreds of users in Ukraine to gather intelligence and aimed at spreading disinformation, states Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG). In Q1 2023, threat actors linked to Russia’s military intelligence service focused their phishing […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 19, 2023
US and UK agencies warn of Russia-linked APT28 exploiting Cisco router flaws

UK and US agencies are warning of Russia-linked APT28 group exploiting vulnerabilities in Cisco networking equipment. Russia-linked APT28 group accesses unpatched Cisco routers to deploy malware exploiting the not patched CVE-2017-6742 vulnerability (CVSS score: 8.8), states a joint report published by the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), the US National Security Agency (NSA), US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 13, 2023
The Russia-linked APT29 is behind recent attacks targeting NATO and EU

Poland intelligence linked the Russian APT29 group to a series of attacks targeting NATO and European Union countries. Poland’s Military Counterintelligence Service and its Computer Emergency Response Team linked a recent string of attacks targeting NATO and European Union countries to the Russia-linked APT29 group (aka SVR group, Cozy Bear, Nobelium, and The Dukes). APT29 along with APT28 cyber espionage group […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 09, 2023
Estonian National charged with helping Russia acquire U.S. hacking tools and electronics

Andrey Shevlyakov, an Estonian national, was charged in the US with conspiracy and other charges related to acquiring U.S.-made electronics on behalf of the Russian government and military. The Estonian man is accused of having helped the Russian government and military to purchase US-made electronics and hacking tools. The defendant was arrested in Estonia on […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 06, 2023
Analyzing attacks conducted by North Korea-linked ARCHIPELAGO APT group

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) warns of a North Korea-linked cyberespionage group tracked as ARCHIPELAGO. Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) is warning of the North Korea-linked ARCHIPELAGO group that is targeting government and military personnel, think tanks, policy makers, academics, and researchers in South Korea, the US and elsewhere. Google experts are tracking ARCHIPELAGO since […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 02, 2023
Leaked documents from Russian firm NTC Vulkan show Sandworm cyberwarfare arsenal

Files leaked by Russian IT contractor NTC Vulkan show that Russia-linked Sandworm APT requested it to develop offensive tools. Documents leaked from Russian IT contractor NTC Vulkan show it was likely involved in the development of offensive tools. The documents demonstrate that it also developed hacking tools for the Russia-linked APT group Sandworm. The Sandworm group […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 31, 2023
Russian APT group Winter Vivern targets email portals of NATO and diplomats

Russian hacking group Winter Vivern has been actively exploiting Zimbra flaws to steal the emails of NATO and diplomats. A Russian hacking group, tracked as Winter Vivern (aka TA473), has been actively exploiting vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-27926) in unpatched Zimbra instances to gain access to the emails of NATO officials, governments, military personnel, and diplomats. The CVE-2022-27926 […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 30, 2023
New Mélofée Linux malware linked to Chinese APT groups

Exatrack researchers warn of an unknown China-linked hacking group that has been linked to a new Linux malware, dubbed MĂ©lofĂ©e. Cybersecurity researchers from ExaTrack recently discovered a previously undetected malware family, dubbed MĂ©lofĂ©e, targeting Linux servers. The researchers linked with high-confidence this malware to China-linked APT groups, in particular the Winnti group. The MĂ©lofĂ©e malware includes a […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 29, 2023
OpenAI quickly fixed account takeover bugs in ChatGPT

OpenAI addressed multiple severe vulnerabilities in the popular chatbot ChatGPT that could have been exploited to take over accounts. OpenAI addressed multiple severe vulnerabilities in ChatGPT that could have allowed attackers to take over user accounts and view chat histories. One of the issues was a “Web Cache Deception” vulnerability reported by the bug bounty […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 28, 2023
Bitter APT group targets China’s nuclear energy sector 

Intezer researchers reported that a South Asian espionage group, tracked as Bitter, is targeting the Chinese nuclear energy industry. Intezer researchers uncovered a cyberespionage campaign targeting the Chinese nuclear energy sector, they linked it to the Bitter APT group. The Bitter APT group is a South Asian cyberespionage group active since at least 2021. The group […]