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Pierluigi Paganini July 19, 2022
Russia-linked APT29 relies on Google Drive, Dropbox to evade detection

Russia-linked threat actors APT29 are using the Google Drive cloud storage service to evade detection. Palo Alto Networks researchers reported that the Russia-linked APT29 group, tracked by the researchers as Cloaked Ursa, started using the Google Drive cloud storage service to evade detection. The Russia-linked APT29 group (aka SVR, Cozy Bear, and The Dukes) has been active since at least […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 23, 2020
A Google Drive weakness could allow attackers to serve malware

A bug in Google Drive could be exploited by threat actors to distribute malicious files disguised as legitimate documents or images. An unpatched weakness in Google Drive could be exploited by threat actors to distribute weaponized files disguised as legitimate documents or images. enabling bad actors to perform spear-phishing attacks comparatively with a high success […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 29, 2015
Experts discovered a new Google Drive phishing campaign

Experts discovered a new Google Drive phishing campaign in which the threat actors deployed phishing web pages on Google Drive. Once again phishers exploited Google’s reputation running a phishing campaign aimed to steal user Google credentials and access to the multitude services offered by the company. The new phishing campaign was discovered by the security […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 02, 2014
Google Drive once again exploited in a sophisticated phishing attack

Cybercriminals and states-sponsored hackers are leveraging Google Drive site and other cloud storage to operate in a stealthy way and avoid detection. Cybercriminals and attackers are exploiting once again Google Drive infrastructure to avoid detection. The exploitation of Google Drive cloud storage by cyber criminals is not a novelty, a few days ago experts at […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 22, 2014
Drigo spyware exploits Google Drive in targeted attacks

Security experts at TrendMicro have discovered a cyber espionage campaign which used a malware dubbed Drigo to syphon data through Google Drive. Security experts at TrendMicro have uncovered a new wave of targeted attacks which were stolen information through Google Drive. The researcher detected a new strain of data stealer malware, dubbed Drigo, that is apparently used in hacking […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 23, 2014
Sophisticated Google Drive Phishing Scam is becoming popular

Security experts at Symantec have discovered a new phishing scheme based on Google Drive that is being used by hackers to steal Google Account credentials Phishing scammers are exploring new technique to conduct illicit activities, in the recent weeks we have already discussed on the efficiency to use Google Docs and Google Drive  for phishing campaigns. Google Drive popularity […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 17, 2013
Indian pentester discovers a flaw in Google Drive

As usual I was reading the news on The Hacker New security portal when a post attracted my attention, another security issue related to an IT giant, Google. The Indian penetration tester Ansuman Samantaray discovered a security flaw in Google drive that exposes millions of Google users to threat of phishing attacks. Too bad that Google […]