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Ukraine: Belarusian APT groupĀ UNC1151 targets military personnel with spear phishing

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In mid-January, the government of Kyiv attributed the defacement of tens of Ukrainian government websites to Belarusian APT group UNC1151. In November 2021, Mandiant Threat Intelligence researchers linked the Ghostwriter disinformation campaign (aka UNC1151) to the government of Belarus. Pierluigi Paganini.

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US Gov dismantled the Moobot botnet controlled by Russia-linked APT28

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“A January 2024 court-authorized operation has neutralized a network of hundreds of small office/home office (SOHO) routers that GRU Military Unit 26165 , also known as APT28, Sofacy Group , Forest Blizzard , Pawn Storm , Fancy Bear , and Sednit , used to conceal and otherwise enable a variety of crimes.”

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Taiwan Government faces 5 Million hacking attempts daily

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Taiwan ‘s government agencies face around five million cyberattacks and probes every day, most of them from China. Around five million cyber attacks hit Taiwan’s government agencies every day, and most of the hacking attempts are originated from China. SecurityAffairs ā€“ hacking, Taiwan Government).

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Google blocked China-linked APT31ā€™s attacks targeting U.S. Government

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government. government. Update on recent batch of Google TAG Government Backed Attack Warnings: In February, we detected an APT31 phishing campaign targeting high profile Gmail users affiliated with the U.S. government. Government appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Russia-linked APT28 compromised Ubiquiti EdgeRouters to facilitate cyber operations

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. “As early as 2022, APT28 actors had utilized compromised EdgeRouters to facilitate covert cyber operations against governments, militaries, and organizations around the world.” and foreign governments and military, security, and corporate organizations. ” reads the joint report.

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Naikon APT group uses new Nebulae backdoor in attacks aimed at military orgs

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China-linked APT Naikon employed a new backdoor in multiple cyber-espionage operations targeting military organizations from Southeast Asia in the last 2 years. The Naikon APT group mainly focuses on high-profile orgs, including government entities and military orgs. ” reads the report published by Bitdefender.

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US indicted 4 Russian government employees for attacks on critical infrastructure

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has indicted four Russian government employees for their involvement in attacks on entities in critical infrastructure. has indicted four Russian government employees for their role in cyberattacks targeting hundreds of companies and organizations in the energy sector worldwide between 2012 and 2018. Pierluigi Paganini.