Tag: cyberespionage
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Ballooning PolarEdge Botnet a Suspected Cyberespionage Op
PolarNet Has Hallmarks of an Operational Relay Box. Nearly 40,000 enterprise-grade devices and consumer-class routers, IP cameras and more are infected with malware researchers codenamed PolarEdge, controlled by a botnet of the same name, which experts suspect is designed to hide traffic tied to cyberespionage operations. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/ballooning-polaredge-botnet-suspected-cyberespionage-op-a-29246
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Cyberspionage via Sicherheitslücke in WinRAR
ESET-Forscher haben eine bisher unbekannte Schwachstelle im beliebten Komprimierungsprogramm entdeckt, die von der russlandnahen Hackergruppe Romcom ausgenutzt wurde. Laut ESET-Telemetriedaten hat die Gruppe zwischen dem 18. und 21. Juli 2025 bösartige Archive in Spear-Phishing-Kampagnen eingesetzt, die sich gegen Finanz-, Fertigungs-, Rüstungs- und Logistikunternehmen in Europa und Kanada richteten. Das Ziel der Angriffe war Cyberspionage. […]…
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Blizzard Group’s ApolloShadow Malware Installs Root Certificates to Trust Malicious Sites
Tags: blizzard, cyber, cyberespionage, data-breach, group, intelligence, Internet, malicious, malware, microsoft, russia, service, threatMicrosoft Threat Intelligence has exposed a sophisticated cyberespionage operation orchestrated by the Russian state-sponsored actor tracked as Secret Blizzard, which has been actively compromising foreign embassies in Moscow through an adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) technique to deploy the custom ApolloShadow malware. This campaign, ongoing since at least 2024, leverages an AiTM position at the Internet Service Provider…
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Russia-linked APT Secret Blizzard targets foreign embassies in Moscow with ApolloShadow malware
Russia-linked Secret Blizzard targets foreign embassies in Moscow via ISP-level AitM attacks, deploying custom ApolloShadow malware. Microsoft researchers uncovered a cyberespionage campaign by the Russia-linked APT group Secret Blizzard (aka Turla, Snake, Uroburos, Waterbug, Venomous Bear and KRYPTON) targeting foreign embassies in Moscow. The threat actor uses an adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) method at the ISP level to deploy custom malware called ApolloShadow. This…
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The Kremlin’s Most Devious Hacking Group Is Using Russian ISPs to Plant Spyware
The FSB cyberespionage group known as Turla seems to have used its control of Russia’s network infrastructure to meddle with web traffic and trick diplomats into infecting their computers. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/russia-fsb-turla-secret-blizzard-apolloshadow-isp-cyberespionage/
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CISA Pledges to Release Salt Typhoon Report
Senator Declines to Lift Hold on Trump’s CISA Nominee Without Clear Timeline. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency plans to release a report on telecom vulnerabilities exploited in the Salt Typhoon cyberespionage campaign to help move along President Donald Trump’s nomination to lead the agency – but Sen. Ron Wyden still intends to delay…
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China-linked group Fire Ant exploits VMware and F5 flaws since early 2025
Tags: access, breach, china, cyberespionage, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, group, infrastructure, vcenter, vmware, vulnerabilityChina-linked group Fire Ant exploits VMware and F5 flaws to stealthily breach secure systems, reports cybersecurity firm Sygnia. China-linked cyberespionage group Fire Ant is exploiting VMware and F5 vulnerabilities to stealthily access secure, segmented systems, according to Sygnia. Since early 2025, the group has targeted virtualization and networking infrastructure, primarily VMware ESXi and vCenter environments.…
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APT41 Unleashes Full Arsenal in Rare African Cyberespionage Campaign
Tags: cyberespionageThe post APT41 Unleashes Full Arsenal in Rare African Cyberespionage Campaign appeared first on Daily CyberSecurity. First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/apt41-unleashes-full-arsenal-in-rare-african-cyberespionage-campaign/
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APT41 Hackers Exploiting Atexec and WmiExec Windows Modules for Malware Deployment
Kaspersky MDR analysts recently uncovered a sophisticated targeted attack by the Chinese-speaking cyberespionage group APT41 against government IT services in the African region, marking a notable escalation in the group’s activity on the continent, which had previously seen minimal incidents from this actor. The attackers embedded hardcoded names of internal services, IP addresses, and proxy…
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Fancy Bear Hackers Target Governments and Military Entities with Advanced Tools
Tags: cyber, cyberespionage, cybersecurity, espionage, finance, government, group, hacker, military, russia, toolFancy Bear, designated as APT28 by cybersecurity experts, represents a sophisticated Russian cyberespionage collective operational since 2007, renowned for infiltrating governments, military organizations, and strategic entities globally. This group, also known under aliases such as Sofacy, Sednit, STRONTIUM, and Unit 26165, pursues motivations encompassing financial gain, reputational sabotage, espionage, and political agendas. Their operations frequently…
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Chinese State-Sponsored Hackers Target Semiconductor Industry with Weaponized Cobalt Strike
Proofpoint Threat Research has identified a sophisticated multi-pronged cyberespionage campaign targeting Taiwan’s semiconductor industry between March and June 2025. Three distinct Chinese state-sponsored threat actors, designated as UNK_FistBump, UNK_DropPitch, and UNK_SparkyCarp, conducted coordinated phishing operations against organizations spanning semiconductor manufacturing, design, testing, supply chain entities, and financial investment analysts specializing in the Taiwanese semiconductor market.…
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DoNot APT is expanding scope targeting European foreign ministries
DoNot APT, likely an India-linked cyberespionage group, targets European foreign ministries with LoptikMod malware. The DoNot APT group, likely linked to India, has expanded its operations and is targeting European foreign ministries with a new malware, called LoptikMod. The Donot Team (also known as APT-C-35 and Origami Elephant) has been active since 2016, focusing on government entities, foreign…
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Italian Police Arrest Alleged Chinese Hacker Wanted by FBI
Shanghai Man Tied to Beijing-Backed Silk Typhoon Cyberespionage Attacks. Italian police arrested Chinese national Xu Zewei, 33, based on a U.S. arrest warrant charging the Shanghai resident with participating in Silk Typhoon cyberespionage attacks, including targeting novel coronavirus vaccine development information from the University of Texas. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/italian-police-arrest-alleged-chinese-hacker-wanted-by-fbi-a-28914
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Italian police arrested a Chinese national suspected of cyberespionage on a U.S. warrant
Italian police arrested a Chinese national linked to Silk Typhoon APT group at Milan’s Malpensa Airport on a U.S. warrant. Italian police arrested a Chinese national, Zewei Xu (33), at Milan’s Malpensa Airport on a U.S. warrant. Xu was arrested at Malpensa Airport on July 3rd after arriving on a flight from China. Authorities accused…
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Alleged Chinese hacker tied to Silk Typhoon arrested for cyberespionage
A Chinese national was arrested in Milan, Italy, last week for allegedly being linked to the state-sponsored Silk Typhoon hacking group, which responsible for cyberattacks against American organizations and government agencies. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/alleged-chinese-hacker-tied-to-silk-typhoon-arrested-for-cyberespionage/
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BladedFeline Exploits Whisper and PrimeCache to Breach IIS and Microsoft Exchange Servers
ESET researchers have uncovered a series of malicious tools deployed by BladedFeline, an Iran-aligned advanced persistent threat (APT) group, targeting Kurdish and Iraqi government officials. Active since at least 2017, BladedFeline has been linked with medium confidence to the notorious OilRig APT group, known for cyberespionage across the Middle East. Sophisticated Cyberespionage Campaign The group’s…
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Erneute Cyberattacke auf Internationalen Strafgerichtshof
Tags: cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, cyberespionage, cyersecurity, germany, hacker, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, ransomware, service, ukraine, usaDer Internationale Strafgerichtshof wurde bereists zum zweiten Mal von einer Cyberattacke getroffen.Der Internationale Strafgerichtshof (IStGH) ist Opfer eines raffinierten Cyberangriffs geworden, dem zweiten großen Cyberspionageversuch gegen das Kriegsverbrechertribunal innerhalb von nur zwei Jahren. Der jüngste Vorfall ereignete sich während des NATO-Gipfels in Den Haag im Juni, als die Aufmerksamkeit der Weltöffentlichkeit auf die niederländische Hauptstadt…
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North Korean crypto thieves deploy custom Mac backdoor
North Korean threat actors are targeting companies from the Web3 and crypto industries with a backdoor designed for macOS written in niche programming language Nim. The attackers are also using AppleScript for early stage payloads, including a fake Zoom update.”North Korean-aligned threat actors have previously experimented with Go and Rust, similarly combining scripts and compiled…
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Chinesische Hacker haben über 1.000 SOHO-Geräte infiziert
Tags: backdoor, china, cisco, cyberattack, cybercrime, cyberespionage, hacker, iot, linux, malware, office, usa, vulnerability, windowsDutzende Cybercrime-Kampagnen mit Fokus auf Asien und die USA wurden als angebliche LAPD-Aktionen getarnt.Cybersecurity-Experten haben ein Netzwerk von mehr als 1.000 kompromittierten Small-Office- und Home-Office-Geräten (SOHO) entdeckt. Die Devices wurden laut den Experten dazu genutzt, eine langwierige Cyberspionage-Infrastrukturkampagne für chinesische Hacker-Gruppen zu ermöglichen. Das Strike-Team von SecurityScorecard entdeckte das dazugehörige Operational-Relay-Box (ORB)-Netzwerk und gab ihm…
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New Mustang Panda cyberespionage campaign sets sights on Tibet
Tags: cyberespionageFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/new-mustang-panda-cyberespionage-campaign-sets-sights-on-tibet
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Updated GIFTEDCROOK malware enables cyberespionage
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/updated-giftedcrook-malware-enables-cyberespionage
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Cyberspionage-Gruppe UAC-0226 hat Giftedcrook zu einem umfassenden Exfiltrations-Tool ausgebaut
Arctic Wolf Labs, das Threat-Research-Team von Arctic Wolf, hat herausgefunden, dass die für den Infostealer bekannte Cyberspionage-Gruppe UAC-0226 ihre Fähigkeiten erheblich ausgebaut hat. Sie hat die Malware von einem einfachen Browser-Datastealer (bezeichnet als v1) durch zwei neue Upgrades (v1.2 und v1.3) in ein robustes Tool zum Sammeln von Informationen umgewandelt. Die Analyse von Dateien […]…
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LapDogs Campaign Shows Chinese Groups’ Growing Use of ORB Networks
A cyberespionage campaign called LapDogs by SecurityScorecard illustrates the growing use of ORB networks by China-nexus threat groups, which use botnet-like techniques to stay undetected while collecting information and establishing persistence in compromised networks. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/06/lapdogs-campaign-shows-chinese-groups-growing-use-of-orb-networks/
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Widespread Chinese cyberespionage campaign powered by ORB network
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/widespread-chinese-cyberespionage-campaign-powered-by-orb-network
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Russia-linked APT28 use Signal chats to target Ukraine official with malware
Russia-linked group APT28 uses Signal chats as an attack vector to phish Ukrainian officials with new malware strains. Russia-linked cyberespionage group APT28 is targeting Ukrainian government officials using Signal chats to deliver two new types of malware, tracked as BeardShell and SlimAgent. While Signal itself remains secure, attackers are exploiting its growing popularity in official…
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Viasat Targeted in Cyberattack by Salt Typhoon APT Group
Viasat Inc., a leading U.S. satellite and wireless communications provider, has been identified as the latest victim in a sweeping cyberespionage campaign attributed to the Chinese state-sponsored group known as Salt Typhoon. The breach, which occurred during the 2024 U.S. presidential campaign, was discovered earlier this year and highlights the growing threat posed by advanced…
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Cyberangriff auf ‘Washington Post”
Tags: access, china, cyber, cyberattack, cyberespionage, governance, government, mail, microsoft, usaDie “Washington Post” wurde Ziel einer Cyberattacke. Die Microsoft-Accounts mehrerer Journalisten der ‘Washington Post” sind laut einem Bericht des ‘Wall Street Journal” von Cyberkriminellen kompromittiert worden. Die Angreifer hatten demnach auch Zugriff auf dienstliche E-Mails der US-Zeitung. Es wird angenommen, dass es sich dabei um einen gezielten Angriff einer Regierung aus dem Ausland handelt.Zu den…
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Stealth Falcon Exploits New Zero-Day (CVE-2025-33053) in Sophisticated Cyberespionage Campaign
The post Stealth Falcon Exploits New Zero-Day (CVE-2025-33053) in Sophisticated Cyberespionage Campaign appeared first on Daily CyberSecurity. First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/stealth-falcon-exploits-new-zero-day-cve-2025-33053-in-sophisticated-cyberespionage-campaign/
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China-linked threat actor targeted +70 orgs worldwide, SentinelOne warns
Tags: attack, china, cyber, cyberespionage, cybersecurity, espionage, government, infrastructure, threatChina-linked threat actor targeted over 70 global organizations, including governments and media, in cyber-espionage attacks from July 2024 to March 2025. In April 2025, cybersecurity firm SentinelOne warned that a China-linked threat actor, tracked as PurpleHaze, attempted to conduct reconnaissance on its infrastructure and high-value clients. The activity suggests targeted cyberespionage efforts aimed at gathering…