Careto is back: what’s new after 10 years of silence?
Kaspersky researchers analyze 2019, 2022 and 2024 attacks attributed to Careto APT with medium to high confidence. Continue reading Careto is back: what’s new after 10 years of silence?
Category Archives: cyber espionage
APT trends report Q3 2024
The report features the most significant developments relating to APT groups in Q3 2024, including hacktivist activity, new APT tools and campaigns. Continue reading APT trends report Q3 2024
QSC: A multi-plugin framework used by CloudComputating group in cyberespionage campaigns
Kaspersky shares details on QSC modular cyberespionage framework, which appears to be linked to CloudComputating group campaigns. Continue reading QSC: A multi-plugin framework used by CloudComputating group in cyberespionage campaigns
Sophos mounted counter-offensive operation to foil Chinese attackers
Sophos conducted defensive and counter-offensive operation over the last five years with multiple interlinked nation-state adversaries based in China targeting perimeter devices, including Sophos Firewalls. Espionage campaigns tied to Chinese hacking g… Continue reading Sophos mounted counter-offensive operation to foil Chinese attackers
Russian hackers deliver malicious RDP configuration files to thousands
Midnight Blizzard – a cyber espionage group that has been linked to the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) – is targeting government, academia, defense, and NGO workers with phishing emails containing a signed Remote Desktop Protoco… Continue reading Russian hackers deliver malicious RDP configuration files to thousands
GoldenJackal APT group breaches air-gapped systems in Europe
ESET researchers have discovered a series of attacks that took place in Europe from May 2022 to March 2024, where the attackers used a toolset capable of targeting air-gapped systems, in a governmental organization of a European Union country. Cyberesp… Continue reading GoldenJackal APT group breaches air-gapped systems in Europe
What can businesses learn from the rise of cyber espionage?
It’s not just government organizations that need to worry about cyber espionage campaigns — the entire business world is also a target. Multipolarity has been a defining trend in geopolitics in recent years. Rivalries between the world’s great powers continue to test the limits of globalism, resulting in growing disruption to international supply chains and […]
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Exposed: Russian military Unit 29155 does digital sabotage, espionage
The US Department of Justice has named five Russian computer hackers as members of Unit 29155 – i.e., the 161st Specialist Training Center of the Russian General Staff Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) – which they deem resposible for the… Continue reading Exposed: Russian military Unit 29155 does digital sabotage, espionage
Iranian hackers using social media, job recruitment sites to lure Israeli spies
Mandiant says the primary motive for the operation appears to be helping the Iranian government identify Iranians who may cooperate with Israel.
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Pioneer Kitten: Iranian hackers partnering with ransomware affiliates
A group of Iranian hackers – dubbed Pioneer Kitten by cybersecurity researchers – is straddling the line between state-contracted cyber espionage group and initial access provider (and partner in crime) for affiliates of several ransomware … Continue reading Pioneer Kitten: Iranian hackers partnering with ransomware affiliates