A Russian state-backed hacker group used third-party data-stealing bots and possibly a backdoor used by another Russia-based threat group to infiltrate and spy on devices used by frontline Ukrainian military units, according to a report from the Microsoft threat intelligence team.
Cybersecurity company Group-IB said Tuesday that it detected new forms of targeted phishing campaigns starting July that targeted workers at multiple industries worldwide, with manufacturing, aerospace and government organizations facing the most attacks.
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A probable Chinese nation-state threat actor compromised Visual Studio Code and Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure to target Western technology firms for espionage, security firms Tinexta Cyber and SentinelLabs said. The companies call the campaign "Operation Digital Eye."
The U.S. federal government rolled out its heavy guns Tuesday against a Chinese hacker allegedly at the center of a zero-day exploit used to hack firewalls made by Sophos, unsealing an indictment, rolling out sanctions and offering $10 million for information leading to the suspect's arrest.
A possible Chinese state threat group is targeting vulnerabilities in messaging apps to deliver spyware in cross-platform devices used by members of ethnic minorities targeted for repression by Beijing. Trend Micro dubs the group "Earth Minotaur."
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A Russian activist says security forces covertly installed spyware on his cellphone while he was detained in Moscow for aiding Ukraine. A report published Thursday shows the spyware received a broad range of permissions, from tracking location to reading encrypted messages.
A Russian state hacking group hijacked the command and control infrastructure of a Pakistan-based espionage network as part of an ongoing intelligence-gathering operation targeting victims in Asia, finds a report from Microsoft and Black Lotus Labs.
Security researchers warn of a newly discovered zero-day vulnerability in widely used VoIP telephony software, a discovery that comes as the United States struggles to evict Chinese nation-state hackers from telecom networks. The software is the MiCollab software suite from Canada-based Mitel.
Nation-state attackers pose a growing cybersecurity threat driven by specific geopolitical or economic objectives. These actors often target organizations with valuable data, using advanced techniques such as reconnaissance, said Ryan Roobian, global solutions architect, Google Cloud.
South Korean technology companies have suffered at least 10 cases of sensitive technology leaks by malicious insiders since January and authorities recorded a 20% rise in such incidents over the previous year. The compromised technologies include OLED display technology and DRAM chip designs.
T-Mobile disputed claims Wednesday that Chinese state-sponsored hackers breached its systems and stole customer data, warning that some U.S. communications networks may still be compromised and detailing how its layered defenses and third-party cybersecurity partnerships thwarted the attack.
A South Asian threat actor identified as Mysterious Elephant or APT-K-47 by Knownsec 404 researchers is using a Hajj-themed lure to trick victims into malicious payload disguised as a Windows file. The hacker is using upgraded Asyncshell malware disguised as a Microsoft Compiled HTML Help file.
A warning from a British government official over the Russian cyberwar sparked a backlash from cybersecurity specialists who urged a measured approach. Russian attacks could "turn the lights off for millions of people," said Pat McFadden, minister for intergovernmental
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