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InvisiMole group targets military sector and diplomatic missions in Eastern Europe

Security Affairs

Security researchers at ESET recently uncovered a campaign carried out by the InvisiMole group that has been targeting a small number of high-profile organizations in the military sector and diplomatic missions in Eastern Europe. ” reads the analysis published by ESET. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, InvisiMole).

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XDSpy APT remained undetected since at least 2011

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The APT group, recently discovered by ESET, targeted government and private companies in Belarus, Moldova, Russia, Serbia, and Ukraine, including militaries and Ministries of Foreign Affairs. The malware samples analyzed by the researchers are slightly obfuscated using string obfuscation and dynamic Windows API library loading.

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New Gallmaker APT group eschews malware in cyber espionage campaigns

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A previously unknown cyber espionage group, tracked as Gallmaker, has been targeting entities in the government, military and defense sectors since at least 2017. Gallmaker is a politically motivated APT group that focused its surgical operations on the government, military or defense sectors. ” continues Symantec.

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China-linked APT40 group hides behind 13 front companies

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One of the above companies was headquartered in the University’s library, and the professor was also a former member of China’s military. “Following further analysis, we noticed a close association between these Hainan front companies and the academic world. ” continues the post. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Exclusive: Pakistan and India to armaments: Operation Transparent Tribe is back 4 years later

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The Operation Transparent Tribe was first spotted by Proofpoint Researchers in Feb 2016, in a series of espionages operations against Indian diplomats and military personnel in some embassies in Saudi Arabia and Kazakhstan. So, Cybaze-Yoroi ZLab team decided to dive deep into technical analysis. Technical Analysis.

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Latest Turla backdoor leverages email PDF attachments as C&C mechanism

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Malware researchers from ESET have conducted a new analysis of a backdoor used by the Russia-linked APT Turla in targeted espionage operations. The new analysis revealed a list of high-profile victims that was previously unknown. ” reads the analysis published by ESET. ” reads the analysis published by ESET.

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Chinese Cycldek APT targets Vietnamese Military and Government in sophisticated attacks

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China-linked APT group Cycldek is behind an advanced cyberespionage campaign targeting entities in the government and military sector in Vietnam. China-linked APT group LuckyMouse (aka Cycldek, Goblin Panda , Hellsing, APT 27, and Conimes) is targeting government and military organizations in Vietnam with spear-phishing.