Four Jordanian human rights defenders
December 5, 2021
•[ espionage, malware, government ]
An investigation by Front Line Defenders and Citizen Lab reveals that the iPhone of Jordanian journalist Suhair Jaradat was hacked with Pegasus, the spyware of the NSO group.
German Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy (BKG)
December 1, 2021
•[ espionage, government ]
German authorities say that a Beijing-backed threat actor was behind a cyberattack three years ago on the countrys state cartography agency, and summon the Chinese ambassador to Berlin for further discussions.
At least 7 Indian electricity grid centers
September 30, 2021
•[ espionage, energy ]
Researchers from Recorded Future reveal to have observed network intrusions targeting at least 7 Indian electricity grid centers by a Chinese state-sponsored actor dubbed TAG-38.
Port of Houston
September 23, 2021
•[ espionage, government ]
A suspected state-sponsored hacking group unsuccessfully attempts to breach the network of the Port of Houston.
JSC Makeyev Design Bureau
September 22, 2021
•[ espionage, phishing, government ]
Researchers discover spearphishing campaign targeting a developer of fuel for Russia's ballistic missiles via a Microsoft vulnerability.
Unknown Bahrain IT company
September 1, 2021
•[ espionage, hack, technology ]
Iranian group compromised email accounts at Bahrain-based IT company that works with government clients, who were likely the group's ultimate target.
Roshan
September 1, 2021
•[ espionage, technology ]
Researchers detect espionage campaign against one of Afghanistan's largest telecommunications providers.
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute
June 14, 2021
•[ espionage, vulnerability, government ]
South Korea's government-sponsored insitute for nuclear power research is hacked by North Korean actors exploiting a VPN vulnerability.
Ukranian Cyber Police
June 4, 2021
•[ espionage, phishing, government ]
Three Ukranian cybersecurity agencies are targeted by Russian spear-phising operations aiming to gain intelligence.
Senior medical professionals in the United States and Israel
March 30, 2021
•[ espionage, healthcare ]
Researchers from Proofpoint reveal the details of BadBlood, a cyber espionage campaign carried out by malicious actors from Iran, targeting senior medical professionals in the United States and Israel
UK Ministry of Defence academy
March 21, 2021
•[ espionage, government ]
The UK Ministry of Defence academy is hit by major cyber attack by 'foreign power'
Union Power Ministry (10 Substations and Transmission Stations)
March 2, 2021
•[ espionage, malware, energy ]
NCIIPC informed [Power Ministry] through a mail dated 12th February, 2021 about the threat by Red Echo through a malware called Shadow Pad. It stated that Chinese state-sponsored threat Actor group known as Red Echo is targeting Indian Power sector's Regional Load Dispatch Centres (RLDCs) along with State Load Dispatch Centres (SLDCs).
Douglas County
March 2, 2021
•[ espionage, misconfiguration, government ]
Douglas County is the victim of a cyberattack by Hafnium, a Chinese threat actor. The attackers exploited a weakness in Microsoft servers.
Bharat Biotech
March 1, 2021
•[ espionage, healthcare ]
Researchers from Cyfirma reveal the details of a campaign aimed to steal intellectual property related to COVID-19. One of the targets is Indian vaccine maker Serum Serum Institute of India.
Undisclosed Afghan telecommunications organization
March 1, 2021
•[ espionage, technology ]
Researchers detect espionage campaign against undisclosed Afghan telecommunications provider.
System of Electronic Interaction of Executive Bodies
February 24, 2021
•[ espionage, government ]
The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) has linked Russian-backed hackers to attempts to breach state agencies after compromising the government's document management system.
Unidentified organization in China
February 1, 2021
•[ espionage, malware ]
Researchers at Trend Micro discover a second campaign by the Chinese APT dubbed 'Earth Longzhi' targeting multiple organizations in East Asia, Southeast Asia, and Ukraine.
Unidentified organization in China
February 1, 2021
•[ espionage, malware ]
Researchers at Trend Micro discover a previously unknown Chinese APT dubbed 'Earth Longzhi' targeting multiple organizations in East Asia, Southeast Asia, and Ukraine.
University of London School of Oriental and African Studies
January 31, 2021
•[ espionage, phishing, education ]
Iranian state aligned actor compromised an University of London webpage to host credential harvesting software and shared the page with particular targets including research experts and journalists focused on the Middle East.
Secured Servers LLC
January 28, 2021
•[ espionage, technology ]
Lebanese Cedar, a Hezbollah-affiliated threat actor, has been linked to a hacking campaign that affected telecoms and ISPs in the US, the UK, and the Middle East. One of the victims is Secured Servers LLC.
