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Digital intruders broke into News Corp email accounts and compromised the data of an unspecified number of journalists, the company disclosed Friday. The media firm’s internet security adviser said the hack was likely aimed at gathering intelligence for Beijing’s benefit. Read More …
MuddyWater has conducted various campaigns against entities spread throughout the U.S.A, Europe, Middle East and South Asia. A typical TTP employed by the group is the heavy use of scripting in their infection chains using languages like PowerShell and Visual Read More …
The controversial Pegasus spyware, developed by NSO Group, has been found on the devices of Finland’s diplomatic corps serving outside the country as part of a wide-ranging espionage campaign, according to Finnish officials. They also said the infections were of Read More …
he Russia-linked Shuckworm group (aka Gamaredon, Armageddon) is continuing to conduct cyber-espionage attacks against targets in Ukraine. Over the course of recent months, Symantec’s Threat Hunter Team, a part of Broadcom Software, has found evidence of attempted attacks against a Read More …
Lazarus Group is using Windows Update to spray malware in a campaign powered by a GitHub command-and-control (C2) server, researchers have found. On Thursday, the Malwarebytes Threat Intelligence team reported that they discovered the North Korean state advanced persistent threat Read More …
The BfV German domestic intelligence services (short for Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz) warn of ongoing attacks coordinated by the APT27 Chinese-backed hacking group. This active campaign is targeting German commercial organizations, with the attackers using the HyperBro remote access trojans (RAT) Read More …
Researchers have uncovered a new strain of macOS malware in targeted attacks against visitors to a Hong Kong pro-democracy radio station website. The website was used to facilitate a watering hole attack and to serve a Safari browser exploit to Read More …
It has been some time since SMS or text messaging has become a means to spread mobile malware. In September 2021, Trend Micro confirmed a new mobile malware infection chain targeting both Android and iPhone devices. The chain is triggered Read More …
Hackers are using Microsoft OneDrive in a multi-stage espionage campaign aimed at high-ranking government officials in Western Asia, according to a new report from Trellix. Researchers with Trellix named the malware involved “Graphite” because it uses Microsoft’s Graph API to Read More …
Security analysts have discovered and linked MoonBounce, “the most advanced” UEFI firmware implant found in the wild so far, to the Chinese-speaking APT41 hacker group (also known as Winnti). APT41 is a notorious hacking group that has been active for Read More …