Organizations in the transportation, logistics and technology sectors in Israel
October 31, 2023
•[ espionage, malware, technology ]
Researchers from Crowdstrike reveal the details of a new campaign from Imperial Kitten targeting transportation, logistics, and technology firms in Israel using a novel malware family.
Two organizations in Israel
October 31, 2023
•[ espionage ]
Researchers from Deep Instinct discover a new campaign from the "MuddyWater" group targeting two Israeli targets.
Korek
September 30, 2023
•[ espionage, malware, technology ]
Researchers from Deep Instinct discover a new campaign from the "MuddyWater" group targeting Korek, an Iraqi Telecom provider using MuddyC2Go, a new C2 Framework.
Ukraine's prosecutor general's office, courts, and other entities involved in investigating war crimes
September 26, 2023
•[ espionage, government ]
The Ukraine's cybersecurity service (SSSCIP) reveal the details of a recent cyber espionage campaigns targeting Ukraine's prosecutor general's office, courts, and other entities involved in investigating war crimes.
Huawei
September 20, 2023
•[ espionage, malware, technology ]
China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) accuses the U.S. of breaking into Huawei's servers, stealing critical data, and implanting backdoors since 2009.
Energy facility in Ukraine
September 3, 2023
•[ espionage, energy ]
Ukraine's computer emergency response team (CERT-UA) reveals that the infamous Russian cyberespionage group APT 28 was caught attacking a critical energy facility in Ukraine.
Organizations in South Korea
August 31, 2023
•[ espionage, malware ]
Researchers from Ahnlab observe the North Korean threat actor known as Andariel employing an arsenal of malicious tools in a recent wave of attacks against South Korean organizations.
Two members of Serbian civil society
August 30, 2023
•[ espionage, malware, technology ]
Two members of Serbian civil society receive notification from Apple that their devices could have been compromised by a sophisticated spyware.
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
August 30, 2023
•[ hack, espionage, government ]
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) reveals it was hacked in a cyberattack over the summer, which may have put sensitive space-related technology and data at risk.
National Center of Incident Readiness and Strategy for Cybersecurity (NISC)
August 29, 2023
•[ hack, espionage, government ]
Suspected Chinese hackers breach Japan's cybersecurity agency and potentially access sensitive data stored on its networks for nine months.
Ulchi Freedom Shield
August 20, 2023
•[ espionage, government ]
Suspected North Korean hackers from Kimsuky have attempted an attack targeting the annual Ulchi Freedom Shield drills, a major joint military exercise between Seoul and Washington.
U.S. military procurement system and Taiwan-based organization
August 17, 2023
•[ espionage, malware, government ]
Researchers from Lumen discover a new HiatusRAT campaign performing reconnaissance against a U.S. military procurement system, and targeting of Taiwan-based organizations.
Southeast Asian gambling industry
August 17, 2023
•[ espionage, malware, technology ]
Researchers from SentinelOne discover a second phase of the Operation ChattyGoblin carried out by a China-aligned APT group known as 'Bronze Starlight', targeting the Southeast Asian gambling industry with malware signed using a valid certificate used by the Ivacy VPN provider.
Two members of civil society from Belgrade
August 16, 2023
•[ espionage, malware ]
The SHARE Foundation reveals that two members of civil society from Belgrade were hit by the Pegasus spyware, exploiting the 'PWNYOURHOME' vulnerability.
Iranian opposition and exiles based in Germany
August 10, 2023
•[ espionage, government ]
Germany's domestic intelligence service (Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution - BfV) publishes a warning that Iranian dissident organizations and individuals in the country are being targeted by Charming Kitten, a suspected Iranian state-sponsored threat group.
Foreign ministries of NATO-aligned governments
August 10, 2023
•[ espionage, malware, government ]
Researchers from EclecticIQ discover a recent campaign targeting the foreign ministries of NATO-aligned governments with two malicious PDF files camouflaged as diplomatic invitations from a German embassy.
Foreign embassies in Belarus
August 9, 2023
•[ espionage, government ]
Researchers from ESET discover a cyberespionage group named 'MoustachedBouncer', observed using adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) attacks at ISPs to hack foreign embassies in Belarus.
Ukraine Military
August 8, 2023
•[ espionage, hack, government ]
Ukrainian security services say they prevented an attempt by Russian state-controlled hackers from the Sandworm group to break into the battlefield management system used by the Ukrainian military.
Classified military networks
August 7, 2023
•[ espionage, government ]
Classified military networks run by Japan reportedly suffered a massive breach in 2020 at the hands of a Chinese cyberespionage group. Attackers accessed Ministry of Defense plans as well as information about military capabilities and shortcomings.
NPO Mashinostroyeniya
August 7, 2023
•[ espionage, malware, manufacturing ]
Researchers from Sentinel One reveal that the North Korean threat group ScarCruft hacked the IT infrastructure and email server for NPO Mashinostroyeniya, a Russian space rocket designer and intercontinental ballistic missile engineering organization using a Windows backdoor named 'OpenCarrot'.
