Russian Hacking Group Targeting Banks Worldwide With Evolving Tactics

Silence APT, a Russian-speaking cybercriminal group, known for targeting financial organizations primarily in former Soviet states and neighboring countries is now aggressively targeting banks in more than 30 countries across America, Europe, Africa, a… Continue reading Russian Hacking Group Targeting Banks Worldwide With Evolving Tactics

Sophisticated ‘TajMahal APT Framework’ Remained Undetected for 5 Years

Cybersecurity researchers yesterday unveiled the existence of a highly sophisticated spyware framework that has been in operation for at least last 5 years—but remained undetected until recently.

Dubbed TajMahal by researchers at Kaspersky Lab, the AP… Continue reading Sophisticated ‘TajMahal APT Framework’ Remained Undetected for 5 Years

New malware found using Google Drive as its command-and-control server

Since most security tools also keep an eye on the network traffic to detect malicious IP addresses, attackers are increasingly adopting infrastructure of legitimate services in their attacks to hide their malicious activities.

Cybersecurity researcher… Continue reading New malware found using Google Drive as its command-and-control server

Gaza Cybergang Returns With New Attacks On Palestinian Authority

Security researchers from Check Point Threat Intelligence Team have discovered the comeback of an APT (advanced persistent threat) surveillance group targeting institutions across the Middle East, specifically the Palestinian Authority.

The attack, du… Continue reading Gaza Cybergang Returns With New Attacks On Palestinian Authority

APT Hackers Infect Routers to Covertly Implant Slingshot Spying Malware

Security researchers at Kaspersky have identified a sophisticated APT hacking group that has been operating since at least 2012 without being noticed due to their complex and clever hacking techniques.

The hacking group used a piece of advanced malwar… Continue reading APT Hackers Infect Routers to Covertly Implant Slingshot Spying Malware