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Cyber warfare, Cyber-crime

Unknown Cyberespionage Group Targeted Taiwan

October 10, 2023

Via: DataBreach Today

A previously undetected cyberespionage group spied against Taiwanese government agencies and the island-country’s manufacturing sector, say cybersecurity researchers. The Symantec Threat Hunter Team doesn’t attribute the threat group to any particular country, other than noting it likely operates “from a […]


Cyber warfare, Cyber-crime

Chinese snoops stole 60K State Department emails in that Microsoft email heist

September 28, 2023

Via: The Register

Chinese snoops stole about 60,000 State Department emails when they broke into Microsoft-hosted Outlook and Exchange Online accounts belonging to US government officials over the summer. “No classified systems were hacked,” said State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller during a press […]


Cyber warfare, Cyber-crime

Ukraine accuses Russian spies of hunting for war-crime info on its servers

September 26, 2023

Via: The Register

The Ukrainian State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection (SSSCIP) has claimed that Russian cyberspies are targeting its servers looking for data about alleged Kremlin-backed war crimes. According to the analysis, which covers Russia’s evolving cyber tactics during the […]


Cyber warfare, Cyber-crime

International Criminal Court hit in cyber-attack amid Russia war crimes probe

September 20, 2023

Via: The Register

The International Criminal Court said crooks breached its IT systems last week, and that attack isn’t over yet, with the ICC saying the “cybersecurity incident” is still ongoing. In a statement shared via the site formerly known as Twitter, the […]


Cyber warfare, Cyber-crime

Meta Takes Down Thousands of Accounts Involved in Disinformation Ops from China and Russia

September 5, 2023

Via: The Hacker News

Meta has disclosed that it disrupted two of the largest known covert influence operations in the world from China and Russia, blocking thousands of accounts and pages across its platform. “It targeted more than 50 apps, including Facebook, Instagram, X […]


Cyber warfare, Cyber-crime

Chinese Hacking Group Exploits Barracuda Zero-Day to Target Government, Military, and Telecom

August 29, 2023

Via: The Hacker News

A suspected Chinese-nexus hacking group exploited a recently disclosed zero-day flaw in Barracuda Networks Email Security Gateway (ESG) appliances to breach government, military, defense and aerospace, high-tech industry, and telecom sectors as part of a global espionage campaign. Mandiant, which […]


Cyber warfare, Cyber-crime

China-Linked Flax Typhoon Cyber Espionage Targets Taiwan’s Key Sectors

August 25, 2023

Via: The Hacker News

A nation-state activity group originating from China has been linked to cyber attacks on dozens of organizations in Taiwan as part of a suspected espionage campaign. The Microsoft Threat Intelligence team is tracking the activity under the name Flax Typhoon, […]


Cyber warfare, Cyber-crime

RomCom RAT Targeting NATO and Ukraine Support Groups

July 10, 2023

Via: The Hacker News

The threat actors behind the RomCom RAT have been suspected of phishing attacks targeting the upcoming NATO Summit in Vilnius as well as an identified organization supporting Ukraine abroad. The findings come from the BlackBerry Threat Research and Intelligence team, […]


Cyber warfare, Cyber-crime

New Report Reveals Shuckworm’s Long-Running Intrusions on Ukrainian Organizations

June 15, 2023

Via: The Hacker News

The Russian threat actor known as Shuckworm has continued its cyber assault spree against Ukrainian entities in a bid to steal sensitive information from compromised environments. Targets of the recent intrusions, which began in February/March 2023, include security services, military, […]


Cyber warfare, Cyber-crime

North Korea’s Kimsuky Group Mimics Key Figures in Targeted Cyber Attacks

June 2, 2023

Via: The Hacker News

U.S. and South Korean intelligence agencies have issued a new alert warning of North Korean cyber actors’ use of social engineering tactics to strike think tanks, academia, and news media sectors. The “sustained information gathering efforts” have been attributed to […]


Cyber warfare, Cyber-crime, Phishing

Trojan-Rigged Phishing Attacks Pepper China-Taiwan Conflict

May 18, 2023

Via: Dark Reading

Cyber espionage attacks against organizations in Taiwan have surged against the backdrop of recent political tensions, new research shows. Trellix this week cited a fourfold rise in malicious phishing emails targeting Taiwanese companies between April 7 and 10 of this […]


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4 Countries Join NATO Cyber Defense Center

May 17, 2023

Via: SecurityWeek

The announcement was made on the cybersecurity center’s 15th anniversary. The organization, based in Tallinn, Estonia, now has 39 members, including non-NATO countries — Ukraine, Ireland and Japan are not in NATO. “I am truly grateful that Iceland, Ireland, Japan, […]


Cyber warfare, Cyber-crime

APT28 Targets Ukrainian Government Entities with Fake “Windows Update” Emails

May 1, 2023

Via: The Hacker News

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has warned of cyber attacks perpetrated by Russian nation-state hackers targeting various government bodies in the country. The agency attributed the phishing campaign to APT28, which is also known by the names […]


Cyber warfare, Cyber-crime

Tonto Team Uses Anti-Malware File to Launch Attacks on South Korean Institutions

April 28, 2023

Via: The Hacker News

South Korean education, construction, diplomatic, and political institutions are at the receiving end of new attacks perpetrated by a China-aligned threat actor known as the Tonto Team. “Recent cases have revealed that the group is using a file related to […]


Cyber warfare, Cyber-crime

Russian Hackers Tomiris Targeting Central Asia for Intelligence Gathering

April 24, 2023

Via: The Hacker News

The Russian-speaking threat actor behind a backdoor known as Tomiris is primarily focused on gathering intelligence in Central Asia, fresh findings from Kaspersky reveal. “Tomiris’s endgame consistently appears to be the regular theft of internal documents,” security researchers Pierre Delcher […]


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Air Force Unit in Document Leaks Case Loses Intel Mission

April 20, 2023

Via: SecurityWeek

Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall told Congress he has directed the Air Force inspector general to go look at the Air National Guard 102nd Intelligence Wing based in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, where Airman 1st Class Jack Teixeira served and look […]


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DFIR via XDR: How to expedite your investigations with a DFIRent approach

April 18, 2023

Via: The Hacker News

Rapid technological evolution requires security that is resilient, up to date and adaptable. In this article, we will cover the transformation in the field of DFIR (digital forensics and incident response) in the last couple years, focusing on the digital […]


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Russia-Linked Hackers Launches Espionage Attacks on Foreign Diplomatic Entities

April 14, 2023

Via: The Hacker News

The Russia-linked APT29 (aka Cozy Bear) threat actor has been attributed to an ongoing cyber espionage campaign targeting foreign ministries and diplomatic entities located in NATO member states, the European Union, and Africa. According to Poland’s Military Counterintelligence Service and […]


Cyber warfare, Cyber-crime, Phishing

Cyber Police of Ukraine Busted Phishing Gang Responsible for $4.33 Million Scam

March 31, 2023

Via: The Hacker News

The Cyber Police of Ukraine, in collaboration with law enforcement officials from Czechia, has arrested several members of a cybercriminal gang that set up phishing sites to target European users. Two of the apprehended affiliates are believed to be organizers, […]


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Russian APT group Winter Vivern targets email portals of NATO and diplomats

March 31, 2023

Via: Security Affairs

A Russian hacking group, tracked Winter Vivern (aka TA473), has been actively exploiting vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-27926) in unpatched Zimbra instances to gain access to the emails of NATO officials, governments, military personnel, and diplomats. The CVE-2022-27926 flaw affects Zimbra Collaboration versions […]