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Experts detail a new Kimsuky social engineering campaign

North Korea-linked APT Kimsuky has been linked to a social engineering campaign aimed at experts in North Korean affairs. SentinelLabs researchers uncovered a social engineering campaign by the North Korea-linked APT group Kimsuky that is targeting experts in North Korean affairs. The attacks are part of a broader campaign recently detailed in a joint adv
Publish At:2023-06-08 15:25 | Read:23614 | Comments:0 | Tags:APT Breaking News Cyber warfare Intelligence Malware Hacking

Russia’s FSB blames the US intelligence for Operation Triangulation

Russia’s intelligence Federal Security Service (FSB) said that the recent attacks against iPhones with a zero-click iOS exploit as part of Operation Triangulation were carried out by US intelligence. Researchers from the Russian firm Kaspersky have uncovered a previously unknown APT group that is targeting iOS devices with zero-click exploits as part of a
Publish At:2023-06-02 07:29 | Read:81081 | Comments:0 | Tags:Breaking News Cyber warfare Hacking Intelligence Mobile FSB

New CosmicEnergy ICS malware threatens energy grid assets

Experts detailed a new piece of malware, named CosmicEnergy, that is linked to Russia and targets industrial control systems (ICS).  Researchers from Mandiant discovered a new malware, named CosmicEnergy, designed to target operational technology (OT) / industrial control system (ICS) systems. The malicious code was first uploaded to a public malware scan
Publish At:2023-05-26 07:29 | Read:160933 | Comments:0 | Tags:Breaking News Cyber warfare Hacking ICS-SCADA Malware Securi

Ukraine’s CERT-UA warns of espionage activity conducted by UAC-0063

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) warns of a cyberespionage campaign targeting state bodies in the country. The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has warned of cyber attacks targeting state bodies in the country as part of an espionage campaign conducted by a threat actor tracked as UAC-0063. The nation-state
Publish At:2023-05-24 14:10 | Read:90898 | Comments:0 | Tags:APT Breaking News Cyber warfare Intelligence Hacking hacking

The US government sanctioned four entities and one individual for supporting cyber operations conducted by North Korea

The US Department of the Treasury sanctioned four entities and one individual for their role in cyber operations conducted by North Korea. The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions against four entities and one individual for their role in malicious cyber operations conducted to support the government
Publish At:2023-05-24 14:10 | Read:152980 | Comments:0 | Tags:Cyber warfare Intelligence Laws and regulations Security Hac

Ukraine, Ireland, Japan and Iceland join NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE)

The NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE) announced that Ukraine, Ireland, Japan and Iceland joined the organization. The NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE) is a multinational organization established to enhance cyber defence capabilities and promote cooperation among NATO member countries and partner natio
Publish At:2023-05-18 03:30 | Read:92505 | Comments:0 | Tags:Breaking News Cyber warfare CCDCOE Hacking hacking news IT I

President Zelensky imposes sanctions against the Russian IT sector

Ukraine’s President Zelensky and the country’s Council of National Security introduced new sanctions against individuals and businesses. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky and the country’s Council of National Security introduced new sanctions against 351 Russian individuals and 241 business entities. The list of sanctioned entities comprises IT co
Publish At:2023-05-16 11:26 | Read:110340 | Comments:0 | Tags:Breaking News Cyber warfare Hacking information security new

North Korea-linked APT breached the Seoul National University Hospital

The Korean National Police Agency (KNPA) warns that a North Korea-linked APT group had breached the Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH). The Korean National Police Agency (KNPA) revealed that a North Korea-linked APT group has breached one of the largest hospitals in the country, the Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH). The security breach
Publish At:2023-05-11 11:26 | Read:127237 | Comments:0 | Tags:APT Breaking News Cyber warfare Hacking Intelligence hacking

DownEx cyberespionage operation targets Central Asia

A new sophisticated malware strain, dubbed DownEx, was involved in attacks aimed at Government organizations in Central Asia. In late 2022, Bitdefender Labs researchers first observed a highly targeted cyberattack targeting foreign government institutions in Kazakhstan that involved a new sophisticated strain of malware dubbed DownEx. Later the
Publish At:2023-05-10 14:10 | Read:474167 | Comments:0 | Tags:Breaking News Cyber Crime Cyber warfare Intelligence Malware

US disrupts Russia-linked Snake implant’s network

The US government announced to have disrupted the peer-to-peer (P2P) network of computers compromised by the Snake malware. The Snake implant is one of the most sophisticated implants used by Russia-linked threat actors for cyberespionage purposes. The malware has been designed and used by Center 16 of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) in cyber espi
Publish At:2023-05-10 07:28 | Read:146638 | Comments:0 | Tags:APT Breaking News Cyber warfare Intelligence Malware FBI FSB

Iran-linked APT groups started exploiting Papercut flaw

Microsoft warns of Iran-linked APT groups that are targeting vulnerable PaperCut MF/NG print management servers. Microsoft warns that Iran-linked APT groups have been observed exploiting the CVE-2023-27350 flaw in attacks against PaperCut MF/NG print management servers. The CVE-2023-27350 flaw is a PaperCut MF/NG Improper Access Control Vulnerability.
Publish At:2023-05-09 03:30 | Read:158739 | Comments:0 | Tags:APT Breaking News Cyber warfare Hacking CVE-2023-27350 hacki

Russia-linked Sandworm APT uses WinRAR in destructive attacks on Ukraine’s public sector

CERT-UA is warning of destructive cyberattacks conducted by the Russia-linked Sandworm APT group against the Ukraine public sector. Russia-linked APT group Sandworm is behind destructive cyberattacks against Ukrainian state networks, the Ukrainian Government Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA) warns. The Sandworm group (aka BlackEnergy
Publish At:2023-05-04 07:28 | Read:206796 | Comments:0 | Tags:APT Breaking News Cyber warfare Hacking Malware hacking news

Pro-Russia hacking group executed a disruptive attack against a Canadian gas pipeline

Pro-Russia hacking group Zarya caused a cybersecurity incident at a Canadian gas pipeline, the critical infrastructure sector is on alert. A Canadian gas pipeline suffered a cyber security incident, Canada’s top cyber official and Pro-Russia hacking group Zarya claimed the attack could have caused an explosion. Pro-Russia hacktivist groups call to acti
Publish At:2023-04-26 07:28 | Read:193320 | Comments:0 | Tags:Cyber warfare Hacking Hacktivism Intelligence hacking news i

Security Affairs newsletter Round 416 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Abandoned Eval PHP WordPress plugin abused to backdoor websitesCISA adds MinIO, PaperCut, and Chrome
Publish At:2023-04-23 07:28 | Read:211317 | Comments:0 | Tags:Breaking News Cyber Crime Cyber warfare Hacking Intelligence

At least 2 critical infrastructure orgs breached by North Korea-linked hackers behind 3CX attack

North Korea-linked APT group behind the 3CX supply chain attack also broke into two critical infrastructure organizations in the energy sector. Symantec researchers reported that the campaign conducted by North Korea-linked threat actors that included the 3CX supply chain attack also hit two critical infrastructure organizations in the energy sector. &
Publish At:2023-04-22 12:01 | Read:221388 | Comments:0 | Tags:APT Breaking News Cyber warfare Hacking 3CX hacking news inf

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