Pierluigi Paganini
June 13, 2022
Ukraine’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) warns that the Russia-linked Sandworm APT group may exploit the Follina RCE vulnerability. Ukraine’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) is warning that the Russia-linked Sandworm APT may be exploiting the recently discovered Follina RCE. The issue, tracked as CVE-2022-30190, impacts the Microsoft Windows Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT). Nation-state actors […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 21, 2022
Security researchers from ESET reported that the Russia-linked APT group Sandworm continues to target Ukraine. Security experts from ESET reported that the Russia-linked cyberespionage group Sandworm continues to launch cyber attacks against entities in Ukraine. Sandworm (aka BlackEnergy and TeleBots) has been active since 2000, it operates under the control of Unit 74455 of the Russian GRUâs Main Center for […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 27, 2022
The U.S. government offers up to $10 million for info that allows to identify or locate six Russian GRU hackers who are members of the Sandworm APT group. The US Department of State is offering up to $10 million for info that allows to identify or locate six Russian GRU hackers who are members of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 12, 2022
Russia-linked Sandworm APT group targeted energy facilities in Ukraine with INDUSTROYER2 and CADDYWIPER wipers. Russia-linked Sandworm threat actors targeted energy facilities in Ukraine with a new strain of the Industroyer ICS malware (INDUSTROYER2) and a new version of the CaddyWiper wiper. According to the CERT-UA, nation-state actors targeted high-voltage electrical substations with INDUSTROYER2, the variant analyzed by […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 06, 2022
The U.S. government announced the disruption of the Cyclops Blink botnet operated by the Russia-linked Sandworm APT group. The U.S. government announced that it had dismantled the Cyclops Blink botnet operated by the Russia-linked Sandworm APT group. “The Justice Department today announced a court-authorized operation, conducted in March 2022, to disrupt a two-tiered global botnet […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 18, 2022
The recently discovered Cyclops Blink botnet, which is believed to be a replacement for the VPNFilter botnet, is now targeting the ASUS routers. The recently discovered Cyclops Blink botnet is now targeting the ASUS routers, reports Trend Micro researchers. The Cyclops Blink malware has been active since at least June 2019, it targets WatchGuard Firebox and other […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 15, 2021
French agency ANSSI attributes a series of attacks targeting Centreon servers to the Russia-linked Sandworm APT group. The French security agency ANSSI is warning of a series of attacks targeting Centreon monitoring software used by multiple French organizations and attributes them to the Russia-linked Sandworm APT group. The first attack spotted by ANSSI experts dates back […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 20, 2020
The U.S. DoJ announced charges against six Russian intelligence officers for their role in several major cyberattacks carried out over the last years. The U.S. Department of Justice announced charges against six members of Russiaâs GRU military intelligence agency for their alleged role in several major cyberattacks conducted over the past years. The defendants are Yuriy […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 28, 2020
The U.S. NSA warns that Russia-linked APT group known as Sandworm Team have been exploiting a critical flaw in the Exim mail transfer agent (MTA). The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) is warning that Russia-linked APT group tracked Sandworm Team has been exploiting a critical vulnerability (CVE-2019-10149) in the Exim mail transfer agent (MTA) software since […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 11, 2018
ESET researchers have spotted a new strain of malware tracked as Exaramel that links the dreaded not Petya wiper to the Industroyer ICS malware. A few months ago, researchers from ESET discovered a new piece of malware that further demonstrates the existence of a link between Industroyer and the NotPetya wiper. In June 2017, researchers at antivirus firm ESET […]
