Earth Estries Targets Government, Tech for Cyberespionage

Earlier this year, Trend Micro researchers discovered a new cyberespionage campaign by a hacker group we named Earth Estries. Based on their observations, Earth Estries has been active since at least 2020. The researchers also found some overlaps between the Read More …

Flax Typhoon using legitimate software to quietly access Taiwanese organizations

Microsoft has identified a nation-state activity group tracked as Flax Typhoon, based in China, that is targeting dozens of organizations in Taiwan with the likely intention of performing espionage. Flax Typhoon gains and maintains long-term access to Taiwanese organizations’ networks Read More …

Carderbee: APT Group use Legit Software in Supply Chain Attack Targeting Orgs in Hong Kong

A previously unknown advanced persistent threat (APT) group used the legitimate Cobra DocGuard software to carry out a supply chain attack with the goal of deploying the Korplug backdoor (aka PlugX) onto victim computers. In the course of this attack, Read More …

China’s Ministry of State Security warns of data security risks after Wuhan Earthquake Monitoring Center cyberattack

China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) on Wednesday warned of data security risks after recent reports identified US intelligence agencies were behind a cyberattack on Wuhan Earthquake Monitoring Center. A joint investigation team formed by the National Computer Virus Emergency Read More …

China identifies the culprits behind cyberattack on Wuhan Earthquake Monitoring Center

New progress has been made on an investigation into a cyberattack incident targeting the Wuhan Earthquake Monitoring Center affiliated to the city’s Emergency Management Bureau, after a joint investigation team formed by the National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center (CVERC) Read More …

Bangladesh Bank warns banks and financial institutions against cyber attacks

The Bangladesh Bank has issued out a comprehensive 11-point instruction in a situational alert, urging all banks and financial institutions to bolster their cyber defences. This move comes on the heels of a recent cyber threat targeting the country’s cyber Read More …

Paracetamol maker Granules India’ Q1 profit hurt by cyber attack disruptions

Granules India Ltd the maker of paracetamol and ibuprofen pain relievers, reported a 62.5% fall in first-quarter profit on Wednesday, as a cyber security incident significantly disrupted operations. The generic drug maker’s consolidated net profit tumbled to 478.9 million rupees Read More …

Wuhan Earthquake Monitoring Center suffers cyberattack from the US; investigation underway

The Wuhan Earthquake Monitoring Center has recently suffered a cyberattack launched by an overseas organization, the city’s emergency management bureau which the center is affiliated to said in a statement on Wednesday. This is another case of its kind following Read More …