Pierluigi Paganini
July 31, 2021
Microsoft Office 365 email accounts of employees at 27 US Attorneys’ offices were breached by the Russia-linked SVR group as part of the SolarWinds hack, DoJ warns. The US Department of Justice revealed that the Microsoft Office 365 email accounts of employees at 27 US Attorneys’ offices were hacked by the Russia-linked SVR (aka APT29, Cozy Bear, and The Dukes) during the SolarWinds attack. The […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 21, 2021
The British intelligence agency MI5 seized Boris Johnson ‘s phone over concerns related to the availability of his number online for the last 15 years. The British Security Service, also known as MI5, has seized the mobile devices used by PM Boris Johnson over concerns that were raised after the discovery of the availability of its number […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 20, 2021
Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the leader of the Poland Law and Justice party, blames Russia for the recent cyberattack targeting top Polish politicians. Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the leader of the Poland Law and Justice party (PiS), blames Russia for the recent cyberattack that targeted top Polish politicians. Last week, Polandâs parliament had a closed-door session to discuss an unprecedented wave of cyberattacks […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 20, 2021
Norway police secret service states said that China-linked APT31 group was behind the 2018 cyberattack on the governmentâs IT network. Norwayâs Police Security Service (PST) said that the China-linked APT31 cyberespionage group was behind the attack that breached the governmentâs IT network in 2018. The attribution of the attack to the APT31 grouo is based […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 15, 2021
Reality Winner, a former NSA contractor who leaked classified documents to the press in 2017, has been released from prison to home confinement. Reality Winner is a former NSA intelligence contractor who leaked a classified hacking report to the press in 2017. The FBI arrested Reality Leigh Winner on 3rd June for leaking classified information to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 10, 2021
Russia-linked cyberspies breached the internal network of Dutch police in 2017 while the authorities were investigating the crash of the MH-17. Russia-linked threat actors breached the internal network of Dutch police in 2017 during the investigation into the MH-17 crash. The intrusion was uncovered by AIVD, the Dutch intelligence service, but was not disclosed by […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 07, 2021
Ukraine warned of a âmassiveâ spear-phishing campaign carried out by Russia-linked threat actors against its government and private businesses. Three Ukrainian cybersecurity agencies (Ukrainian Secret Service, Ukrainian Cyber Police, and CERT Ukraine), including the Ukrainian Secret Service, warned last week of a âmassiveâ spear-phishing campaign conducted by Russia-linked hackers against its government and organizations in the private […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 31, 2021
Denmarkâs foreign secret service allowed the US NSA to spy on European politicians through a Danish telecommunications hub. Journalists from Danish broadcaster DR recently received a document titled the Dunhammer Report, which included the findings of an investigation conducted by the Danish authorities on the spying operation. DR shared the report with other news agencies across Europe, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 22, 2021
FSB National Coordination Center for Computer Incidents (NKTsKI) revealed that foreign hackers have breached networks of Russian federal agencies. A joint report published by Rostelecom-Solar and the FSB National Coordination Center for Computer Incidents (NKTsKI) revealed that foreign hackers have stolen information from Russian federal agencies. The attacks were spotted in 2020, threat actors leveraged […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 29, 2021
Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky discovered a new strain of malware that is believed to be part of the arsenal of theUS Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has discovered a new malware that experts attribute to the US Central Intelligence Agency. Experts from Kaspersky explained that in February 2019, multiple antivirus companies received a collection […]
