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China-linked threat actors are targeting the government of Ukraine

Security Affairs

Google’s TAG team revealed that China-linked APT groups are targeting Ukraine’s government for intelligence purposes. Below is the tweet published by TAG chief, Shane Huntley, who cited the Google TAG Security Engineer Billy Leonard. ” wrote Leonard. China is working hard here too. Pierluigi Paganini.

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North Korea-linked campaign targets security experts via social media

Security Affairs

Google TAG is warning that North Korea-linked hackers targeting security researchers through social media. Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) is warning that North Korea-linked hackers targeting security researchers through social media. ” reads the TAG’s report. ” reads the TAG’s report.

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Cybercriminals launched “Leaksmas” event in the Dark Web exposing massive volumes of leaked PII and compromised data

Security Affairs

Even as the New Year approached and the world celebrated the festive Christmas season, the cybercriminal community did not pause their activities. Instead, they marked the holiday season in their unique way.

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North Korean Attackers Target Security Researchers via Social Media: Google

Dark Reading

Google TAG warns the infosec community of unsolicited requests from individuals seeking collaboration on vulnerability research.

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Google TAG argues surveillance firm RCS Labs was helped by ISPs to infect mobile users

Security Affairs

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) revealed that the Italian spyware vendor RCS Labs was supported by ISPs to spy on users. TAG researchers tracked more than 30 vendors selling exploits or surveillance capabilities to nation-state actors. CVE-2021-30983 internally referred to as Clicked3, fixed by Apple in December 2021.

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VirusTotal Collections allows enhancing the sharing of Indicators of Compromise (IoCs)

Security Affairs

VirusTotal announced VirusTotal Collections, a new service that allows security researchers to share sets of Indicators of Compromise (IoCs). Security experts often use sharing platforms like Pastebin to share IoCs with the community, now they have a dedicated platform to do it, which is also integrated with the information from Virus Total.

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Google TAG shares details about exploit chains used to install commercial spyware

Security Affairs

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) discovered several exploit chains targeting Android, iOS, and Chrome to install commercial spyware. Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) shared details about two distinct campaigns which used several zero-day exploits against Android, iOS and Chrome. links sent over SMS to users.