Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) (APT 34 OilRig)
April 18, 2019
•[ espionage, leak, government ]
A collective dubbed Lab Dookhtegan reveal details about the inner workings of the cyber-espionage group known as OilRig, APT34, and HelixKitten, linked to the Iranian government. The source code of their tools is leaked on Telegram.
Ukrainian military
April 16, 2019
•[ espionage, phishing, malware ]
Researchers from FireEye reveal that multiple Ukrainian military departments were targeted by a spear phishing campaign which attempted to drop a RATVERMIN backdoor as part of a second-stage payload delivered with the help of a Powershell script.
Bayer
April 4, 2019
•[ espionage, malware, manufacturing ]
Bayer reveals to have contained a cyber attack carried out by the Wicked Panda Group via the WINNTI malware.
Belgian Interior Ministry
April 1, 2019
•[ espionage, government ]
Belgian officials said that hackers breached the network of its interior ministry in a security incident that took place in April 2019. The investigation found that the threat actor's motive was likely espionage.
Raymond Houndjo
April 1, 2019
•[ espionage, malware, government ]
Hackers used spyware, developed by Israeli technology firm NSO Group, that exploited a vulnerability in the messaging app WhatsApp to inject spyware onto the phones of opposition politicians and prominent religious leaders in Togo. The hack coincided with pro-reform protests in the country. Among the victims is Raymond Houndjo, a prominent member of the opposition party.
Unknown Organization
March 14, 2019
•[ espionage, malware, government ]
A Pakistani government site used as a tracking platform for passport applications is compromised to deliver a ScanBox framework payload which captures the visitors' machine information and logs their keystrokes.
Pennsylvania State University
March 5, 2019
•[ espionage, hack, education ]
Chinese hackers targeted twenty-seven universities in the United States, Canada, and Southeast Asia as part of a scheme to steal research about maritime technology under development for military use. Among the victimis is Pennsylvania State University.
University of Hawaii
March 5, 2019
•[ espionage, education ]
Chinese hackers targeted twenty-seven universities in the United States, Canada, and Southeast Asia as part of a scheme to steal research about maritime technology under development for military use. Among the victimis is the University of Hawaii.
University of Washington
March 5, 2019
•[ espionage, education ]
Chinese hackers targeted twenty-seven universities in the United States, Canada, and Southeast Asia as part of a scheme to steal research about maritime technology under development for military use. Among the victimis is the University of Washington.
Duke University
March 5, 2019
•[ espionage, hack, education ]
Chinese hackers targeted twenty-seven universities in the United States, Canada, and Southeast Asia as part of a scheme to steal research about maritime technology under development for military use. Among the victimis is Duke University.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
March 5, 2019
•[ hack, espionage, education ]
Chinese hackers targeted twenty-seven universities in the United States, Canada, and Southeast Asia as part of a scheme to steal research about maritime technology under development for military use. Among the victimis is the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Turkish government entity
March 4, 2019
•[ espionage, malware, government ]
Researchers from Palo Alto Networks reveal that the Iran-linked Chafer APT group used a new Python-based backdoor in recent attacks aimed at a Turkish government entity.
Middle Eastern government agency
February 21, 2019
•[ espionage, government ]
Researchers of Palo Alto Networks reveal the details of an additional attack by the Windhsift APT, targeting a Middle Eastern government agency.
Australian Labor Party
February 8, 2019
•[ espionage, government ]
Authorities in Australia have concluded that China was responsible for hacking the Australian Labor Party before the Australian election in a campaign that also included the hacking of the country's Parliament.
National Party of Australia
February 8, 2019
•[ espionage, government ]
Authorities in Australia have concluded that China was responsible for hacking the National Party of Australia before the Australian election in a campaign that also included the hacking of the country's Parliament.
Visma
February 4, 2019
•[ espionage, technology ]
Norwegian software firm Visma reveals to be among the victims of the Cloudhopper campaign allegedly orchestrated by Chinese state-sponsored actors.
Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani
January 30, 2019
•[ espionage, malware, government ]
Former U.S. government intelligence operatives working for the UAE used the spying tool Karma to hack the iPhones of activists, diplomats, and rival foreign leaders. One of the targets is Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani.
Mehmet ?im?ek
January 30, 2019
•[ espionage, malware, government ]
Former U.S. government intelligence operatives working for the UAE used the spying tool Karma to hack the iPhones of activists, diplomats, and rival foreign leaders. One of the targets is Turkey's former Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet ?im?ek.
Tawakkol Karman
January 30, 2019
•[ espionage, hack, malware ]
Former U.S. government intelligence operatives working for the UAE used the spying tool Karma to hack the iPhones of activists, diplomats, and rival foreign leaders. One of the targets is Tawakkol Karman, a human rights activist known as the Iron Woman of Yemen.
Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah
January 30, 2019
•[ espionage, malware, government ]
Former U.S. government intelligence operatives working for the UAE used the spying tool Karma to hack the iPhones of activists, diplomats, and rival foreign leaders. One of the targets is Oman's head of foreign affairs, Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah.
