Pierluigi Paganini
June 23, 2019
NASA Office of Inspector General revealed that the Agency’s network was hacked in April 2018, intruders exfiltrated roughly 500 MB of data related to Mars missions. According to a report published by the NASA Office of Inspector General, hackers breached the Agency’s network in April 2018 and remained undetected for nearly a year. The report […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 21, 2019
Russia-Linked cyberespionage group Turla uses a new toolset and hijacked command and control infrastructure operated by Iran-Linked OilRig APT. Russia-linked Turla cyberspies used a new set of tools in new attacks and hijacked command and control infrastructure operated by Iran-Linked OilRig APT. Recent campaigns demonstrate that Turla continues to evolve its arsenal and adopt news […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 20, 2019
According to security researchers at Trend Micro, a cyberespionage campaign is targeting Android users in Middle Eastern countries. Security researchers at Trend Micro have spotted a cyberespionage campaign, dubbed ‘Bouncing Golf, that is targeting Android users in Middle Eastern countries. Threat actors are using a piece of malware detected as GolfSpy, that implements multiple features […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 11, 2019
The MuddyWater cyber espionage group has used an updated multi-stage PowerShell backdoor in recent cyber attacks. Security experts at Trend Micro report that the MuddyWater APT group (aka SeedWorm and TEMP.Zagros), has used an updated multi-stage PowerShell backdoor in recent cyber espionage campaigns. The first MuddyWater campaign was observed in late 2017 when targeted entities in the Middle East. The experts called […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 08, 2019
A security researcher found new evidence of activities conducted by the ICEFOG APT group, also tracked by the experts as Fucobha. Chi-en (Ashley) Shen, a senior security researcher at FireEye, collected evidence that demonstrates that China-linked APT group ICEFOG (aka Fucobha) is still active. The activities of the APT group were first uncovered by Kaspersky […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 02, 2019
Turla, the Russia-linked cyberespionage group, is weaponizing PowerShell scripts and is using them in attacks against EU diplomats. Turla (aka Snake, Uroburos, Waterbug, Venomous Bear and KRYPTON), the Russia-linked APT group, is using weaponized PowerShell scripts in attacks aimed at EU diplomats. Turla group has been active since at least 2007 targeting government organizations and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 30, 2019
Chinese Cyber-Spies Target Government Organizations in Middle East Chinese APT group Emissary Panda has been targeting government organizations in two different countries in the Middle East. Experts at Palo Alto Networks reported that the Chinese APT group Emissary Panda (aka APT27, TG-3390, Bronze Union, and Lucky Mouse) has been targeting government organizations in two different […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 07, 2019
Russia-linked APT group Turla has been using a sophisticated backdoor, dubbed LightNeuron, to hijack Microsoft Exchange mail servers. Russia-linked APT group Turla has been using a sophisticated backdoor, dubbed LightNeuron, to hijack Microsoft Exchange mail servers. Turla group (also known as Waterbug, Venomous Bear and KRYPTON) has been active since at least 2007 targeting government […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 01, 2019
The Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD) warn of “worrying” cyber espionage activities carried out by Russia and China. The Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD) warn of “worrying” cyber espionage activities carried out by Russia and China. The warning is included in the annual report published by the Dutch intelligence that cited as an […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 30, 2019
Huawei made the headlines again, Vodafone identified backdoors in software that could have handed Huawei unauthorized access to the carrier’s fixed-line network. According to Bloomberg, Vodafone identified hidden backdoors in software that could have handed Huawei unauthorized access to the carrier’s fixed-line network in Italy used to connect to the internet. “Now Vodafone Group Plc […]
