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Dark Web Market Lists Alleged 375TB Lockheed Martin Data for $600M

Mar 30, 2026 4:30 PM

Tags: apt, dark-web, data, group, threat

A dark web market known as Threat Market is listing 375TB of Lockheed Martin data, which it claims was provided by a group calling itself ‘APT Iran.’ First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/dark-web-market-375tb-lockheed-martin-data/
Russia-linked APT TA446 uses DarkSword exploit to target iPhone users in phishing wave

Mar 30, 2026 10:29 AM

Tags: apt, attack, email, exploit, group, iphone, malicious, phishing, russia, spear-phishing, threat

Russia-linked TA446 is using the DarkSword iOS exploit kit in targeted phishing campaigns to compromise iPhone users. Russia-linked APT group TA446 (aka SEABORGIUM, ColdRiver, Callisto, and Star Blizzard) is using the DarkSword exploit kit in targeted spear-phishing campaigns against iOS devices. The attacks rely on malicious emails to compromise iPhones, highlighting a growing threat from…
Russia-linked APT TA446 uses DarkSword exploit to target iPhone users in phishing wave

Mar 30, 2026 10:29 AM

Tags: apt, attack, email, exploit, group, iphone, malicious, phishing, russia, spear-phishing, threat

Russia-linked TA446 is using the DarkSword iOS exploit kit in targeted phishing campaigns to compromise iPhone users. Russia-linked APT group TA446 (aka SEABORGIUM, ColdRiver, Callisto, and Star Blizzard) is using the DarkSword exploit kit in targeted spear-phishing campaigns against iOS devices. The attacks rely on malicious emails to compromise iPhones, highlighting a growing threat from…
China-linked Red Menshen APT deploys stealthy BPFDoor implants in telecom networks

Mar 27, 2026 10:30 PM

Tags: apt, china, espionage, government, group, middle-east, network, spy, threat

China-linked Red Menshen APT group used stealthy BPFDoor implants in telecom networks to spy on government targets. Rapid7 Labs uncovered a China-linked threat group known as Red Menshen has been running a long-term espionage campaign by infiltrating telecom networks, mainly in the Middle East and Asia. Active since at least 2021, the group uses highly…
China Upgrades the Backdoor It Uses to Spy on Telcos Globally

Mar 27, 2026 10:30 PM

Tags: apt, backdoor, china, cybersecurity, malware, spy

Chinese APT Red Menshen’s super-advanced BPFdoor malware defeats traditional cybersecurity protections. All telcos can do, really, is try hunting it down. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/china-upgrades-backdoor-spy-telcos
Researchers release tool to detect stealthy BPFDoor implants in critical infrastructure networks

Mar 26, 2026 2:47 PM

Tags: apt, china, infrastructure, network, tool

Telecommunications providers around the world have been dealing with the burrowing efforts of the China-linked APTs for many years now. To help them identify hard-to-detect … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/03/26/telecom-bpfdoor-detection-script/
Silver Fox Tax Audit Phishing Campaign Shifts from RATs to Python Stealers

Mar 26, 2026 1:46 PM

Tags: apt, backdoor, china, cyber, cybercrime, exploit, group, intelligence, monitoring, phishing, rat, threat, vulnerability

Threat intelligence teams have tracked Silver Fox (also known as Void Arachne), a China-based intrusion set that sits at the intersection of financially motivated cybercrime and APT-style espionage. Originally associated with large-scale, profit-driven campaigns, the group has steadily adopted more advanced tradecraft, including modular backdoors, rootkits, and the exploitation of vulnerable drivers. TDR’s monitoring between…
The espionage reality: Your infrastructure is already in the collection path

Mar 20, 2026 9:10 AM

Tags: access, apt, attack, authentication, breach, ciso, cloud, country, cyber, data, detection, espionage, exploit, governance, government, group, identity, infrastructure, injection, insurance, intelligence, network, risk, risk-assessment, service, spyware, theft, threat, tool

Commercial spyware as an intelligence channel: Criminal operators deploying Predator, a spyware suite sold by the sanctioned Intellexa consortium, have been documented across more than a dozen countries. US sanctions haven’t slowed them down an iota. Their targets are not random: journalists, activists, politicians, human”‘rights defenders, government employees and contractors, and other high”‘value individuals. Why?…
The espionage reality: Your infrastructure is already in the collection path

Mar 20, 2026 9:10 AM

Tags: access, apt, attack, authentication, breach, ciso, cloud, country, cyber, data, detection, espionage, exploit, governance, government, group, identity, infrastructure, injection, insurance, intelligence, network, risk, risk-assessment, service, spyware, theft, threat, tool

Commercial spyware as an intelligence channel: Criminal operators deploying Predator, a spyware suite sold by the sanctioned Intellexa consortium, have been documented across more than a dozen countries. US sanctions haven’t slowed them down an iota. Their targets are not random: journalists, activists, politicians, human”‘rights defenders, government employees and contractors, and other high”‘value individuals. Why?…
Russian APT targets Ukraine via Zimbra XSS flaw CVE-2025-66376

Mar 19, 2026 5:10 PM

Tags: apt, cve, email, exploit, flaw, russia, threat, ukraine, vulnerability, xss

Russian APT exploits a critical XSS flaw in Zimbra, tracked as CVE-2025-66376, running scripts via HTML emails to target users in Ukraine. Russia-linked threat actor exploits a high-severity XSS vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-66376 (CVSS score of 7.2), in Zimbra Collaboration. Attackers exploited insufficiently sanitized HTML emails to run scripts when opened, targeting users in Ukraine.…
Iran-Linked Botnet Exposed After Open Directory Leak Reveals 15-Node Relay Network

Mar 19, 2026 9:10 AM

Tags: apt, botnet, cyber, data-breach, iran, leak, network, tool

A misconfigured open directory on an Iranian server has exposed a live censorship-bypass relay and SSH-based botnet operation, revealing how a single actor stitched together a 15-node network across Iran and Finland using commodity tools and sloppy operational security. The discovery shows how financially or personally motivated actors can reuse tradecraft seen in Iranian APT…
APT-Gruppe Camaro Dragon schlägt in Katar zu

Mar 18, 2026 8:09 AM

Tags: apt, cyberattack

Aktuelle Erkenntnisse von Check Point Research zeigen, wie eng Cyberangriffe inzwischen mit geopolitischen Entwicklungen verknüpft sind. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/apt-camaro-dragon-in-katar
APT-Gruppe Camaro Dragon schlägt in Katar zu

Mar 18, 2026 8:09 AM

Tags: apt, cyberattack

Aktuelle Erkenntnisse von Check Point Research zeigen, wie eng Cyberangriffe inzwischen mit geopolitischen Entwicklungen verknüpft sind. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/apt-camaro-dragon-in-katar
APT-Gruppe Camaro Dragon schlägt in Katar zu

Mar 18, 2026 8:09 AM

Tags: apt, cyberattack

Aktuelle Erkenntnisse von Check Point Research zeigen, wie eng Cyberangriffe inzwischen mit geopolitischen Entwicklungen verknüpft sind. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/apt-camaro-dragon-in-katar
FAQ on CVE-2026-21514: OLE bypass N-Day in Microsoft Word

Mar 18, 2026 5:10 AM

Tags: access, ai, apt, attack, awareness, backdoor, cctv, cisa, cloud, control, cve, cyber, cyberattack, data, data-breach, detection, email, endpoint, exploit, flaw, fortinet, google, government, group, healthcare, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, iran, kev, malicious, malware, microsoft, mitigation, network, office, phishing, remote-code-execution, risk, technology, theft, threat, training, unauthorized, update, vulnerability, windows, zero-day

An N-day vulnerability in Microsoft Word exposes nearly 14 million assets. Attackers can exploit this flaw to bypass security prompts, enabling deployment of malware and establishing persistent access without triggering user warnings. Key takeaways: CVE-2026-21514 is a Microsoft Word n-day that bypasses OLE and Mark-of-the-Web protections, executing payloads silently without triggering user security prompts Tenable’s…
FAQ on CVE-2026-21514: OLE bypass N-Day in Microsoft Word

Mar 18, 2026 5:10 AM

Tags: access, ai, apt, attack, awareness, backdoor, cctv, cisa, cloud, control, cve, cyber, cyberattack, data, data-breach, detection, email, endpoint, exploit, flaw, fortinet, google, government, group, healthcare, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, iran, kev, malicious, malware, microsoft, mitigation, network, office, phishing, remote-code-execution, risk, technology, theft, threat, training, unauthorized, update, vulnerability, windows, zero-day

An N-day vulnerability in Microsoft Word exposes nearly 14 million assets. Attackers can exploit this flaw to bypass security prompts, enabling deployment of malware and establishing persistent access without triggering user warnings. Key takeaways: CVE-2026-21514 is a Microsoft Word n-day that bypasses OLE and Mark-of-the-Web protections, executing payloads silently without triggering user security prompts Tenable’s…
Operation Epic Fury: Why exposure data changes everything about Iran’s cyber-kinetic campaign

Mar 18, 2026 5:10 AM

Tags: access, ai, api, apt, attack, backdoor, breach, cctv, cisa, cloud, country, cve, cvss, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, ddos, detection, dns, espionage, exploit, firewall, flaw, fortinet, government, group, healthcare, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, iot, iran, kev, malware, microsoft, military, network, office, phishing, radius, remote-code-execution, risk, strategy, supply-chain, technology, threat, unauthorized, update, vpn, vulnerability, warfare, windows

Iran’s retaliatory campaign following Operation Epic Fury has collapsed the boundary between physical and digital warfare. Tenable’s exposure data analysis across seven target countries reveals that the largest exploitable attack surface isn’t the headline threat, it’s a Microsoft Word N-day affecting nearly 14 million assets. Key takeaways: Exposure data rebalances the threat picture. A Microsoft…
Operation Epic Fury: Why exposure data changes everything about Iran’s cyber-kinetic campaign

Mar 18, 2026 5:10 AM

Tags: access, ai, api, apt, attack, backdoor, breach, cctv, cisa, cloud, country, cve, cvss, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, ddos, detection, dns, espionage, exploit, firewall, flaw, fortinet, government, group, healthcare, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, iot, iran, kev, malware, microsoft, military, network, office, phishing, radius, remote-code-execution, risk, strategy, supply-chain, technology, threat, unauthorized, update, vpn, vulnerability, warfare, windows

Iran’s retaliatory campaign following Operation Epic Fury has collapsed the boundary between physical and digital warfare. Tenable’s exposure data analysis across seven target countries reveals that the largest exploitable attack surface isn’t the headline threat, it’s a Microsoft Word N-day affecting nearly 14 million assets. Key takeaways: Exposure data rebalances the threat picture. A Microsoft…
Iranian Hackers Use Compromised Cameras for Regional Surveillance

Mar 17, 2026 3:10 PM

Tags: apt, cctv, cyber, exploit, group, hacker, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, iran, middle-east

Iranian cyber actors are expanding operations targeting US organizations while also exploiting internet-connected cameras across the Middle East for intelligence collection and battlefield awareness. Recent incidents tied to APT group MuddyWater, camera”‘focused infrastructure, and hacktivist collective Handala point to an ecosystem that is operational but constrained, prioritizing persistence, visibility, and selective disruption over large”‘scale, coordinated cyber campaigns.…
CL1087 targets military capabilities since 2020

Mar 17, 2026 2:10 PM

Tags: apt, china, espionage, group, intelligence, military

China-linked APT group CL-STA-1087 has targeted Southeast Asian militaries since 2020 using AppleChris and MemFun. A suspected China-linked espionage campaign, tracked as CL-STA-1087, has targeted Southeast Asian military organizations since at least 2020, using AppleChris and MemFun malware. >>The activity demonstrated strategic operational patience and a focus on highly targeted intelligence collection, rather than bulk…
Chinesische APT-Gruppe Camaro Dragon nutzt Nahost-Konflikt für Malware-Kampagne gegen Katar aus

Mar 17, 2026 1:09 PM

Tags: apt, cyberattack, mail, malware, software

Check Point Research (CPR), die Sicherheitsforschungsabteilung von Check Point Software Technologies hat eine Malware-Kampagne beobachtet, die sich an Ziele in Katar richtet und Foto-Archive mit Bildern aus dem Konflikt in Nahost als Lockmittel nutzt, um Malware einzuschleusen. Kurz nach Beginn der Angriffe am 1. März beobachtete CPR gezielte, mutmaßlich per E-Mail durchgeführte Kampagnen gegen Einrichtungen…
Russia-linked APT uses DRILLAPP backdoor to spy on Ukrainian targets

Mar 16, 2026 10:10 PM

Tags: apt, backdoor, group, malware, microsoft, russia, spy, threat, ukraine

Russia-linked threat actors target Ukrainian entities with DRILLAPP backdoor and use Edge debugging for stealth. A new DRILLAPP backdoor campaign targets Ukrainian organizations, abusing Microsoft Edge debugging to evade detection. Observed in February 2026, it shows links to previous Russian-aligned operations by Laundry Bear APT group (aka UAC-0190, Void Blizzard) using the PLUGGYAPE malware family…
Konni Hijacks KakaoTalk Accounts in Spear-Phishing Malware Campaign

Mar 16, 2026 8:09 AM

Tags: access, apt, cyber, malicious, malware, phishing, spear-phishing

Konni APT recently ran a multi-stage malware operation that hijacked KakaoTalk accounts to spread remote access trojans (RATs) through highly targeted spear”‘phishing.”‹ The message used contextual content aligned with the victim’s role to build trust and trick them into opening an attached archive. That archive contained a malicious LNK shortcut masquerading as a document; once…
Iran MOIS Colludes With Criminals to Boost Cyberattacks

Mar 12, 2026 11:10 PM

Tags: apt, cyberattack, cybercrime, iran

Iranian APTs have long pretended to be cybercriminal groups. Now they’re working with actual cybercriminal groups. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/iran-mois-criminals-cyberattacks
Iranian APT Hack Targets US Airport Bank and Software Company

Mar 10, 2026 10:48 PM

Tags: apt, cyber, finance, group, infrastructure, iran, software, threat

Critical infrastructure organizations continue to face sustained pressure from nation-state cyber operations. Airports, financial institutions, and software companies represent high-value targets because of the operational and economic disruption that a successful intrusion can create. New reporting from SecurityWeek details how an Iranian advanced persistent threat group conducted cyber intrusions against organizations, including a U.S. airport,…
Google Cloud Security Threat Horizons Report #13 (H1 2026) Is Out!

Mar 10, 2026 9:48 PM

Tags: access, ai, apt, attack, cloud, credentials, cybersecurity, data, email, exploit, extortion, google, incident response, injection, intelligence, LLM, metric, phishing, ransomware, rce, remote-code-execution, saas, service, social-engineering, software, theft, threat, vulnerability, zero-day

This is my completely informal, uncertified, unreviewed and otherwise completely unofficial blog inspired by my reading of our next Cloud Threat Horizons Report, #13 (full version, no info to enter!) that we just released (the official blog for #1 report, my unofficial blogs for #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11 and #12).…
Exploiting the Crisis: Chinese APTs Weaponize Middle East Tensions to Target Qatar with PlugX

Mar 10, 2026 8:47 AM

Tags: apt, china, exploit, middle-east

The post Exploiting the Crisis: Chinese APTs Weaponize Middle East Tensions to Target Qatar with PlugX appeared first on Daily CyberSecurity. First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/exploiting-the-crisis-chinese-apts-weaponize-middle-east-tensions-to-target-qatar-with-plugx/
Chinese APT Campaign Uses Middle East Lures to Target Qatar With PlugX

Mar 10, 2026 8:47 AM

Tags: apt, china, cyber, espionage, exploit, group, middle-east, threat

Chinese state-linked cyber espionage groups are actively exploiting geopolitical tensions in the Middle East to target organizations in Qatar, according to new findings. The campaign began almost immediately after the recent escalation in the region, highlighting how quickly advanced persistent threat (APT) groups adapt to real-world events to conduct cyber operations. Researchers from Check Point…
My Really Fun RSA 2026 Presentations!

Mar 10, 2026 5:47 AM

Tags: ai, apt, automation, cyber, cybersecurity, data, detection, google, governance, guide, lessons-learned, malware, soc, strategy, threat

This blog is perhaps a little bit more like an ad, so if you don’t want to check the ads, consider not reading it. a very cyber image (Gemini) But this year at RSA 2026, I’m speaking on three topics: securing AI, using AI for SOC, and sharing lessons about how Google applies AI and other technologies…
Iran-Linked Hackers Target U.S. Critical Infrastructure Amid Rising Cyber Threats

Mar 9, 2026 1:47 PM

Tags: apt, backdoor, cyber, group, hacker, infrastructure, iran, network, threat

Iran-linked threat actors are escalating cyber operations against U.S. and allied networks, with Seedworm recently deploying new backdoors against critical infrastructure and high-value organizations amid the current regional conflict. Activity associated with the Iranian APT group Seedworm (aka MuddyWater, Temp Zagros, Static Kitten) has been observed on the networks of multiple U.S. organizations since early…