Krebs on Security

MARCH 5, 2021

The espionage group is exploiting four newly-discovered flaws in Microsoft Exchange Server email software, and has seeded hundreds of thousands of victim organizations worldwide with tools that give the attackers total, remote control over affected systems. Microsoft’s initial advisory about the Exchange flaws credited Reston, Va.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2020

Threat Intel firm Group-IB has released an analytical report on the previously unknown APT group RedCurl, which focuses on corporate espionage. In less than three years, RedCurl attacked dozens of targets all over the world — from Russia to Canada. Group-IB specialists contacted each of them. “As

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group is targeting energy providers around the world, including organizations in the US, Canada, and Japan. Talos researchers tracked a campaign, orchestrated by North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group, aimed at energy providers around the world, including organizations in the US, Canada, and Japan.

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IT Governance

JUNE 12, 2020

The BBC recently investigated the effects the pandemic has had on state-sponsored attacks and cyber espionage. Governments across the world were quick to identify the cyber security implications of COVID-19, with some gathering teams of experts as early as January. It’s a free-for-all”.

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Schneier on Security

APRIL 14, 2021

In January, we learned about a Chinese espionage campaign that exploited four zero-days in Microsoft Exchange. This is nothing short of extraordinary, and I can think of no real-world parallel.

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Security Affairs

JULY 29, 2023

“Through the investigation, Mandiant identified a suspected China-nexus actor, currently tracked as UNC4841, targeting a subset of Barracuda ESG appliances to utilize as a vector for espionage, spanning a multitude of regions and sectors.” reads the report published by Mandiant.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 15, 2023

. “Through the investigation, Mandiant identified a suspected China-nexus actor, currently tracked as UNC4841, targeting a subset of Barracuda ESG appliances to utilize as a vector for espionage, spanning a multitude of regions and sectors.” ” reads the report published by Mandiant. reads the update provided by the company.

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MARCH 25, 2020

The campaign was uncovered by FireEye , threat actor targeted many organizations worldwide the world by exploiting vulnerabilities in Citrix, Cisco and Zoho ManageEngine products. The APT41 has been active since at least 2012, it was involved in both state-sponsored espionage campaigns and financially-motivated attacks since 2014.

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JUNE 11, 2023

Gox exchange and operating BTC-e Japanese Pharmaceutical giant Eisai hit by a ransomware attack Clop ransomware gang was testing MOVEit Transfer bug since 2021 Stealth Soldier backdoor used is targeted espionage attacks in Libya Researchers published PoC exploit code for actively exploited Windows elevation of privilege issue Experts detail a new Kimsuky (..)

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

These software are developed for law enforcement and intelligence agencies, but they are often abused by many governments worldwide cyber espionage operations. Which are devices of cyber warfare and cyber espionage ? Every technological device can be abused for cyber warfare and cyber espionage.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

This is a radical new world and intelligence agencies are struggling to adapt to it. The third challenge posed by emerging technologies strikes at the heart of espionage: secrecy. Increasingly, national security requires intelligence agencies to engage the outside world, not stand apart from it. I have not yet read the book.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 13, 2022

Related: Cyber espionage is in a Golden Age. While the world focuses on Ukraine, other state actors have increased actions to penetrate government and private sector organizations. As the world watches the events in Ukraine, cyber incursions by hostile actors will continue across the globe. Cyber attack targets.

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Security Affairs

JULY 21, 2021

Justice Department (DoJ) indicted four members of the China-linked cyber espionage group APT40 (aka TEMP.Periscope , TEMP.Jumper , and Leviathan ) for hacking tens of government organizations, private businesses and universities around the world between 2011 and 2018. This week the U.S. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Nation-state actors are also hunting for Aadhaar data with the goal of espionage and influence campaigns that leverage detailed insights on the Indian population. billion registered citizens.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 1, 2023

. “The first challenge is a very basic project that displays the text “Hello, World!”, ” ESET believes that this attack is part of a long-running cyber espionage campaign tracked as Operation DreamJob. the second one prints a Fibonacci sequence – a series of numbers in which each number is the sum of the two preceding ones.”

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JUNE 27, 2023

The Court of Justice of the European Union’s “Schrems II” judgement has revived the debate and organisations around the world now have to map personal data flows and conduct transfer impact assessments, while patiently awaiting the developments around the upcoming EU-US Data Privacy Framework.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 10, 2023

As per the vendor’s statement, the flaw has been exploited in real-world scenarios, with incidents dating back to October 2022 at the very least. Mandiant assesses with high confidence that UNC4841 is an espionage actor behind this wide-ranging campaign in support of the People’s Republic of China. At the end of July, the U.S.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

“We, as a collective want only peace in the world. Together we can change the world, we can resist anything. We want the Russian people to understand that we know it's hard for them to speak out against their dictator for fear of reprisals. cont) — Anonymous (@YourAnonNews) February 24, 2022. We are Anonymous.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2018

The head of Germany’s BSI admitted that since now there is no proof espionage activity conducted through Huawei technology. On Friday, the head of Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), Arne Schoenbohm admitted that since now there is no proof espionage activity conducted through Huawei technology.

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Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2019

The Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD) warn of “worrying” cyber espionage activities carried out by Russia and China. The Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD) warn of “worrying” cyber espionage activities carried out by Russia and China. Koot (@mrkoot) April 26, 2019.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Tens of Al Jazeera employees were targeted in a cyber espionage campaign leveraging a zero-click iOS zero-day vulnerability to hack their iPhones. Researchers from Citizen Lab reported that at least 36 Al Jazeera employees were targeted in a cyber espionage campaign leveraging a zero-click iOS zero-day vulnerability to hack their iPhones.

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MAY 30, 2022

Both cybercriminal groups and actors involved in espionage operations use this RAT due to Agent Tesla’s stability, flexibility and functionality that allows for the collection of sensitive data and exfiltration from the victim. .

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Security experts at BitDefender have uncovered a new China-linked cyber espionage group, tracked as FunnyDream that has already infected more than 200 systems across Southeast Asia over the past two years. Opting for a command and control infrastructure deployed anywhere else in the world would have potentially raised some security alarms.”

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 29, 2023

“Through the investigation, Mandiant identified a suspected China-nexus actor, currently tracked as UNC4841, targeting a subset of Barracuda ESG appliances to utilize as a vector for espionage, spanning a multitude of regions and sectors.” reads the report published by Mandiant. reads the update provided by the company.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

They are each charged with three counts of conspiracy to commit computer fraud, economic espionage and wire fraud. We in law enforcement will not let hackers off the hook just because they’re halfway around the world.” as members of the PLA’s 54 th Research Institute, a component of the Chinese military.

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Security Affairs

MAY 28, 2021

The statement reveals that one of the two hacking groups was a China-linked cyber espionage group, the analysis of internal data confirmed that UNC2630 group was operating under the control of the China-linked APT5. In all the intrusions, the attackers targeted Pulse Secure VPN appliances in the breached networks. and Europe.”

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 9, 2022

“It meant Moscow could “put at risk and potentially exploit the world’s real information system, which is undersea cables that go all around the world” ” reported Sky News. “That is where predominantly all the world’s information and traffic travels,” he added.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The experts reported that threat actors are targeting victims all over the world in various industries. Bitdefender Labs reported exploitation attempts shortly after Horizon3 released the proof-of-concept (PoC). Most of the attacks targeted entities in Australia, Canada, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Ukraine, the U.K., and the U.S.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 7, 2021

APT15 has been active since at least 2010, it conducted cyber espionage campaigns against targets worldwide in several industries, including defense, high tech, energy, government, aerospace, and manufacturing. “The Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) has disrupted the activities of a China-based hacking group that we call Nickel.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 5, 2022

If measured as a country, cybercrime would possess the third-largest economy in the world, behind the U.S. Cyber tools now undoubtedly play a role in international espionage, and last month, NewsCorp bore the brunt of cyber-attackers using the most sophisticated tools in their arsenal to breach its digital estate. .

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Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2021

Justice Department (DoJ) indicted four members of the China-linked cyber espionage group APT40 (aka TEMP.Periscope , TEMP.Jumper , and Leviathan ) for hacking tens of government organizations, private businesses and universities around the world between 2011 and 2018. Ltd. (????)

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 28, 2021

The logging tool also monitor an espionage platform called KillSuit (aka GrayFish ), and other tools known as FlewAvenue and DiveBar. “Sometimes, the world of high-tier APT tools and the world of ordinary malware can seem like two parallel universes,” concludes Check Point experts.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 15, 2023

Cisco Talos researchers uncovered a new cyber espionage group targeting CIS countries, embassies and EU health care agency since at least June 2022. The experts reported that the group hacked accounts from at least two international organizations, a critical EU health care agency and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

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Security Affairs

JULY 23, 2023

Multiple DDoS botnets were observed targeting Zyxel devices CISA warns of attacks against Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway Devices Experts believe North Korea behind JumpCloud supply chain attack Nice Suzuki, sport: shame dealer left your data up for grabs Experts attribute WyrmSpy and DragonEgg spyware to the Chinese APT41 group ALPHV/BlackCat and (..)

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IG Guru

JANUARY 10, 2020

China stands alone in the world in the way it engages in broad-based, pervasive industrial espionage through the use of human sources, cyber-intrusion, and outright theft across a countless number of industries. The post How China Stole an Entire Airplane via Industry Week appeared first on IG GURU.

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Schneier on Security

APRIL 15, 2019

Under its Huawei Marine Networks component, it is constructing or improving nearly 100 submarine cables around the world. This opinion piece looks at undersea communications cables: But now the Chinese conglomerate Huawei Technologies, the leading firm working to deliver 5G telephony networks globally, has gone to sea.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2021

The statement reveals that one of the two hacking groups was a China-linked cyber espionage group. The attacks were first discovered by the cybersecurity firm FireEye early this year, when the Mandiant incident response team investigated multiple security breaches at defense, government, and financial organizations around the world.

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