APT and financial attacks on industrial organizations in H1 2023

This summary provides an overview of reports of APT and financial attacks on industrial enterprises that were disclosed in H1 2023, as well as related activities of groups that have been observed attacking industrial organizations and critical infrastructure facilities. For Read More …

China to impose severe punishment on crimes of cyberbullying, defamation offenses, fabricating sexual topics

China on Monday released guidelines to severely punish cyberspace violations that target minors, involve paid posters, fabricate “sexual” topics and use artificial intelligence to disseminate illegal information. The guidelines on punishing crimes of cyberspace violence in accordance with laws were Read More …

Hackers break into Russian database with data on hundreds of millions of flights

Ukrainian hackers have hacked into the Russian database of the Sirena-Travel booking system, obtaining information on 664 million flights over the last 16 years. They also obtained the names, phone numbers and document numbers of the passengers. News of this Read More …

One of the largest T-Mobile authorized retailers had 90GB of info leaked, including customer data

T-Mobile is often in the news for the wrong reasons. Yesterday, a glitch in the company’s system showed personal customer information to the wrong account holders. And now, there is fear that freshly leaked data that is available online could Read More …

Rare Backdoors Suspected to be Tied to Gelsemium APT Found in Targeted Attack in Southeast Asian Government

A cluster of threat actor activity that Unit 42 observed attacking a Southeast Asian government target could provide insight into a rarely seen, stealthy APT group known as Gelsemium. The researchers found this activity as part of an investigation into Read More …

Bermuda: Governor Confirms A ‘Major Cyber-Attack’

“Bermuda’s Government IT systems were subjected to a major cyber-attack” and the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre and the National Crime Agency “have been in contact with the Bermuda authorities, and are providing advice to support them,” Governor Rena Lalgie Read More …

Backchannel Diplomacy: APT29’s Rapidly Evolving Diplomatic Phishing Operations

During the lead up to Ukraine’s counteroffensive, Mandiant and Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) have tracked an increase in the frequency and scope of APT29 phishing operations. Investigations into the group’s recent activity have identified an intensification of operations centered Read More …