Tag: cyberespionage
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Ivanti EPM vulnerabilities actively exploited in the wild, CISA warns
Tags: apt, china, cisa, cyberespionage, exploit, flaw, group, ivanti, remote-code-execution, vpn, vulnerability, zero-dayIvanti products in attackers’ crosshairs: Multiple Ivanti products have been targeted by attackers over the past year, especially by state-sponsored cyberespionage groups who developed zero-day exploits for them.Back in January Ivanti patched a critical remote code execution flaw in its Connect Secure SSL VPN appliance that a Chinese APT group had exploited as a zero-day…
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1,600 Victims Hit by South American APT’s Malware
South American cyberespionage group Blind Eagle has infected over 1,600 organizations in Colombia in a recent campaign. The post 1,600 Victims Hit by South American APT’s Malware appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/1600-victims-hit-by-south-american-apts-malware/
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UK ‘Extremely Worried’ About Cyberthreats
Risk of Espionage and Disruption Key Risks, Lawmakers Warned. The British government is extremely worried about the Chinese and Russian cyberespionage and disruptive hacks, government officials told the U.K. Public Accounts Committee on Monday. The United Kingdom has faced a substantial escalation in cyberthreats in the last three years, lawmakers heard. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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CrowdStrike Global Threat Report 2025
Sicherheitsanbieter CrowdStrike hat Ende Februar 2025 seinen Global Threat Report 2025 vorgelegt. Das Fazit lautet, dass chinesische Cyberspionage-Aktivitäten um 150 % zunehmen, wobei die Taktiken immer aggressiver werden und zunehmend KI zur Täuschung eingesetzt wird. Zudem enthüllen die CrowdStrikes Experten, aufgrund … First seen on borncity.com Jump to article: www.borncity.com/blog/2025/03/09/crowdstrike-global-threat-report-2025/
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North Korean Moonstone Sleet Uses Creative Tactics to Deploy Custom Ransomware
In a recent development, Microsoft has identified a new North Korean threat actor known as Moonstone Sleet, which has been employing a combination of traditional and innovative tactics to achieve its financial and cyberespionage objectives. Moonstone Sleet, formerly tracked as Storm-1789, has demonstrated a sophisticated approach by using fake companies, trojanized software, and even a…
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Global Threat Report: Cyberspionage und KI-Betrug nehmen rasant zu
First seen on t3n.de Jump to article: t3n.de/news/global-threat-report-cyberspionage-und-ki-betrug-nehmen-rasant-zu-1675453/
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Chinese Hackers Exploit Check Point VPN Zero-Day to Target Organizations Globally
Tags: attack, china, cyber, cyberespionage, cybersecurity, exploit, hacker, malware, usa, vpn, vulnerability, zero-dayA sophisticated cyberespionage campaign linked to Chinese state-sponsored actors has exploited a previously patched Check Point VPN vulnerability (CVE-2024-24919) to infiltrate organizations across Europe, Africa, and the Americas, according to cybersecurity researchers. The attacks, observed between June 2024 and January 2025, primarily targeted the manufacturing sector, deploying ShadowPad malware and, in limited cases, the NailaoLocker…
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Talos: No Cisco Zero Days Used in Salt Typhoon Telecom Hacks
Tags: breach, china, cisco, credentials, cyberespionage, hacker, login, threat, vulnerability, zero-dayChinese Nation-State Hackers Used a Custom Utility to Capture Packets. Chinese hackers who infiltrated U.S. telecoms likely only used one, known Cisco vulnerability, says Cisco’s threat analysis unit. Otherwise, the Chinese nation-state cyberespionage operation known as Salt Typhoon used stolen login credentials living-off-the-land techniques, says Cisco Talos. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/talos-no-cisco-zero-days-used-in-salt-typhoon-telecom-hacks-a-27576
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Talos: No Cisco Zero Days Used in Salt Typhon Telecom Hacks
Tags: breach, china, cisco, credentials, cyberespionage, cybersecurity, hacker, login, vulnerability, zero-dayChinese Nation-State Hackers Used a Custom Utility to Capture Packets. Chinese hackers who infiltrated U.S. telecoms likely only used one, known Cisco vulnerability, says Cisco’s cybersecurity unit. Otherwise, the Chinese nation-state cyberespionage operation known as Salt Typhoon used stolen login credentials living-off-the-land techniques, says Cisco Talos. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/talos-no-cisco-zero-days-used-in-salt-typhon-telecom-hacks-a-27576
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Cases of China-Backed Spy Groups Using Ransomware Come to Light
Cyberattacks detected by Trend Micro and Orange Cyberdefense find hackers using malware linked to China-backed groups and ransomware, adding more evidence that nation-state cyberespionage groups are also now using ransomware and further blurring the line between the two. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/02/cases-of-china-backed-spy-groups-using-ransomware-come-to-light/
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Russian cyberespionage groups target Signal users with fake group invites
QR codes provide a means of phishing Signal users: These features now work by scanning QR codes that contain the cryptographic information needed to exchange keys between different devices in a group or to authorize a new device to an account. The QR codes are actually representations of special links that the Signal application knows…
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China-linked APT group Winnti targets Japanese organizations since March 2024
China-linked threat actor Winnti targeted Japanese companies in the manufacturing, materials, and energy sectors in March 2024 as part of a campaign dubbed RevivalStone. Researchers from cybersecurity firm LAC uncovered a new cyberespionage campaign, tracked as RevivalStone, carried out by the China-linked APT group Winnti in March 2024. Threat actors targeted Japanese companies in the manufacturing,…
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RA World Ransomware Intrusion Involved Chinese Cyberespionage Tools
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/ra-world-ransomware-intrusion-involved-chinese-cyberespionage-tools
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Chinese Cyber-Spies Use Espionage Tools for Ransomware Side Hustle
A Chinese threat actor who targeted an Asian software company used the same toolset for the ransomware attack that was found in multiple cyberespionage incidents, leaving Symantec analysts to believe the hacker was a Chinese spy who used the malicious tools to earn some money on the side. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article:…
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Unusual attack linked to Chinese APT group combines espionage and ransomware
Tags: apt, attack, breach, china, cloud, country, credentials, crime, crimes, crypto, cyber, cybercrime, cyberespionage, data, encryption, espionage, exploit, finance, firewall, government, group, hacker, infection, insurance, intelligence, korea, microsoft, network, north-korea, ransom, ransomware, russia, software, tactics, technology, threat, veeam, vulnerabilityThe attacker demanded a $2-million ransom: The attack that resulted in the deployment of the RA World ransomware program, as well as data exfiltration, had the same chain: the toshdpdb.exe loading toshdpapi.dll then decrypting toshdp.dat which resulted in the PlugX variant being deployed. The difference is the attacker then chose to deploy the RA World…
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Novel SSH backdoor leveraged in Chinese cyberespionage attacks
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/novel-ssh-backdoor-leveraged-in-chinese-cyberespionage-attacks
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International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and ACAO Breached: Cyberespionage Groups Targeting Aviation Safety Specialists
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is investigating a data breach affecting system and employee security. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a specialized agency of the United Nations, is investigating a significant data breach that has raised concerns about the security of its systems and employees data. In the updated statement published by ICAO,…
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ICAO and ACAO Breached: Cyberespionage Groups Targeting Aviation Safety Specialists
First seen on resecurity.com Jump to article: www.resecurity.com/blog/article/icao-and-acao-breached-cyberespionage-groups-targeting-aviation-safety-specialists
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CL0048: Chinese-Linked APT Targets Telecoms in South Asia
A newly identified cyberespionage campaign, tracked as CL-STA-0048, has been uncovered by Unit 42 researchers targeting high-value organizations First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/cl-sta-0048-chinese-linked-apt-targets-telecoms-in-south-asia/
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Cyberspionage-Angriffe auf europäische Behörden nehmen zu
Nach aktuellen Analysen der Bitdefender Labs richtet die Hackergruppe UAC-0063 ihre Spionage-Angriffe verstärkt gegen Behörden in Europa. Besonders betroffen sind mutmaßlich auch diplomatische Vertretungen in Deutschland, Großbritannien, den Niederlanden und Rumänien. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/cyberspionage-angriffe-auf-europaeische-behoerden-nehmen-zu
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Cyberspionage mit möglicherweise russischem Hintergrund auch gegen Behörden in Deutschland
Laut aktuellen Beobachtungen der Bitdefender Labs zielt die Gruppe UAC-0063 mit ihren Spionage-Attacken nun verstärkt auf Behörden, darunter wahrscheinlich auch Botschaften in Europa. Unter anderem in Deutschland, Großbritannien, den Niederlanden und Rumänien. Die Belege der ursprünglich auf Zentralasien gerichteten Aktivitäten nach Mittel- und Westeuropa zeigen die Kompetenz der Angreifer sowie ihre Flexibilität, mit ihrem Vorgehen…
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New Chinese cyberespionage campaign targeted South Korean VPN service
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/new-chinese-cyberespionage-campaign-targeted-south-korean-vpn-service
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Misinformation Is No. 1 Global Risk, Cyberespionage in Top 5
Inadequate Cyber Resilience and More Findings From WEF’s Global Risks Report 2025. Polarization within societies, escalating geopolitical tensions and the proliferation of generative AI tools have cemented misinformation and disinformation as the top global risk in a two-year outlook, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2025. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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PlushDaemon: Neue Hackergruppe zielt auf VPN-Nutzer
Forscher des IT-Sicherheitsunternehmens ESET haben eine bislang unbekannte Advanced Persistent Threat (APT)-Gruppe identifiziert, die mit China in Verbindung steht. Unter dem Namen PlushDaemon agiert die Gruppe offenbar seit mindestens 2019 und führt hochentwickelte Cyberspionage-Angriffe durch. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/plushdaemon-neue-hackergruppe-zielt-auf-vpn-nutzer
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New APT28-linked cyberespionage campaign aimed at Central Asia
Tags: cyberespionageFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/new-apt28-linked-cyberespionage-campaign-aimed-at-central-asia
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Report: Chinese Hackers Breached CFIUS
Cyberespionage Campaign Reached Treasury Office that Reviews Foreign Investment. Chinese hackers reportedly breached a U.S. government office responsible for reviewing foreign investments for national security threats as part of a cyberespionage campaign targeting the Department of Treasury. Hackers gained access to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Ivanti zero-day exploited by APT group that previously targeted Connect Secure appliances
Researchers from Google’s Mandiant division believe the critical remote code execution vulnerability patched on Wednesday by software vendor Ivanti has been exploited since mid-December by a Chinese cyberespionage group. This is the same group that has exploited zero-day vulnerabilities in Ivanti Connect Secure appliances back in January 2024 and throughout the year.The latest attacks, exploiting…
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Hackers are exploiting a new Ivanti VPN security bug to hack into company networks
Mandiant says a Chinese cyberespionage group has been exploiting the critical-rated vulnerability since at least mid-December. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/01/09/hackers-are-exploiting-a-new-ivanti-vpn-security-bug-to-hack-into-company-networks/