Tag: espionage
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China-linked spies target Asian Telcos since at least 2021
A China-linked cyber espionage group has compromised telecom operators in an Asian country since at least 2021. The Symantec Threat Hunter Team report… First seen on securityaffairs.com Jump to article: securityaffairs.com/164735/apt/china-cyberspies-target-asian-telcos.html
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Cyber Assault on Asian Telecoms Traced to Chinese State Hackers
A years-long espionage campaign has targeted telecoms companies in Asia with tools associated with Chinese groups. The post long espionage campaign ha… First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/long-running-chinese-espionage-campaign-targets-telecom-firms-in-asian-country/
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Chinese UNC3886 Actors Exploiting VMware, Fortinet 0-days For Spying
In 2021, UNC3886, a suspected China nexus cyber espionage actor, was found to be targeting strategic organizations on a large scale, utilizing multipl… First seen on gbhackers.com Jump to article: gbhackers.com/unc3886-exploit-vmware-fortinet/
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New Cross-Platform Malware ‘Noodle RAT’ Targets Windows and Linux Systems
A previously undocumented cross-platform malware codenamed Noodle RAT has been put to use by Chinese-speaking threat actors either for espionage or cy… First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2024/06/new-cross-platform-malware-noodle-rat.html
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Decade-Long Cyber Assault on Asian Telecoms Traced to Chinese State Hackers
A years-long espionage campaign has targeted telecoms companies in Asia with tools associated with Chinese groups. The post long espionage campaign ha… First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/long-running-chinese-espionage-campaign-targets-telecom-firms-in-asian-country/
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Chinese Velvet Ant Hackers Target F5 Devices in Years-Long Espionage
cover how China-linked Velvet Ant APT exploited F5 BIG-IP devices for years undetected. Sygnia’s detailed analysis exposes tactics used to maintain pe… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/chinese-velvet-ant-hackers-target-f5-devices/
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Chinese Hackers Used Open-Source Rootkits for Espionage
UNC3886 Targeted Edge Devices for Persistence, Mandiant Says. A suspected Chinese hacking group used open-source rootkits to ensure persistence on com… First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/chinese-hackers-used-open-source-rootkits-for-espionage-a-25571
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Long-Running Chinese Espionage Campaign Targets Telecom Firms in Asian Country
A years-long espionage campaign has targeted telecoms companies in Asia with tools associated with Chinese groups. The post long espionage campaign ha… First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/long-running-chinese-espionage-campaign-targets-telecom-firms-in-asian-country/
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China-linked Velvet Ant uses F5 BIG-IP malware in cyber espionage campaign
Chinese cyberespionage group Velvet Ant was spotted using custom malware to target F5 BIG-IP appliances to breach target networks. In late 2023, Sygni… First seen on securityaffairs.com Jump to article: securityaffairs.com/164598/apt/velvet-ant-malware-target-f5-big-ip.html
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Russian State Hackers Target French Government for Espionage
Midnight Blizzard Compromised Government Staff Emails for the Attack, French ANSSI Said. A Russian foreign intelligence hacking group attempted to tar… First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/russian-state-hackers-target-french-government-for-espionage-a-25566
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Chinese Cyber Espionage Group Exploits Fortinet, Ivanti and VMware Zero-Days
The China-nexus cyber espionage actor linked to the zero-day exploitation of security flaws in Fortinet, Ivanti, and VMware devices has been observed … First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2024/06/chinese-cyber-espionage-group-exploits.html
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Operation Celestial Force Employing Android And Windows Malware To Attack Indian Users
A Pakistani threat actor group, Cosmic Leopard, has been conducting a multi-year cyber espionage campaign named Operation Celestial Force, targeting I… First seen on gbhackers.com Jump to article: gbhackers.com/operation-celestial-force-android-windows/
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Chinese FortiGate Espionage Campaign Snares 20,000+ Victims
First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/chinese-fortigate-espionage-20000/
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Pakistani Threat Actors Caught Targeting Indian Gov Entities
Security researchers at Cisco Talos and Volexity flag two Pakistani espionage campaigns targeting Indian government entities. The post researchers at … First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/pakistani-threat-actors-caught-targeting-indian-gov-entities/
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New Arid Viper mobile espionage attacks examined
First seen on scmagazine.com Jump to article: www.scmagazine.com/brief/new-arid-viper-mobile-espionage-attacks-examined
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Chinese State-Backed Cyber Espionage Targets Southeast Asian Government
An unnamed high-profile government organization in Southeast Asia emerged as the target of a complex, long-running Chinese state-sponsored cyber espio… First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2024/06/chinese-state-backed-cyber-espionage.html
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Chinese hackers breached 20,000 FortiGate systems worldwide
The Dutch Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD) warned today that the impact of a Chinese cyber-espionage campaign unveiled earlier this y… First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chinese-hackers-breached-20-000-fortigate-systems-worldwide/
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Dutch Agency Renews Warning of Chinese Fortigate Campaign
Chinese Cyber Espionage Campiagn Is ‘Much Larger Than Previously Known’. Chinese hackers breached thousands of vulnerable Fortigate network security a… First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/dutch-agency-renews-warning-chinese-fortigate-campaign-a-25488
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The Unusual Espionage Act Case Against a Drone Photographer
In seemingly the first case of its kind, the US Justice Department has charged a Chinese national with using a drone to photograph a Virginia shipyard… First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/fengyun-shi-espionage-act-drone-photography/
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Chinese Hackers ‘Mustang Panda’ Target Vietnamese Entities in Sophisticated Cyber Espionage Campaigns
Recent cyber espionage activities have illuminated the pervasive threat posed by the China-linked hacking group Mustang Panda, as it strategically tar… First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/mustang-panda-target-vietnamese-firms/
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Cyber Espionage Alert: LilacSquid Targets IT, Energy, and Pharma Sectors
A previously undocumented cyber espionage-focused threat actor named LilacSquid has been linked to targeted attacks spanning various sectors in the Un… First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2024/05/cyber-espionage-alert-lilacsquid.html
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UAC-0020 threat actor used the SPECTR Malware to target Ukraine’s defense forces
Ukraine CERT-UA warned of cyber attacks targeting defense forces with SPECTR malware as part of a cyber espionage campaign dubbed SickSync. The Comput… First seen on securityaffairs.com Jump to article: securityaffairs.com/164250/intelligence/spectr-malware-used-in-sicksync-campaign.html
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North Korean Kimsuky Attacking Arms Manufacturer In Europe
The North Korean state-sponsored group known as Kimsuky has launched a sophisticated cyber-espionage campaign targeting a prominent weapons manufactur… First seen on gbhackers.com Jump to article: gbhackers.com/north-korean-kimsuky-attacking/
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Chinese attackers leverage previously unseen malware for espionage
Sophos released its report, Operation Crimson Palace: Threat Hunting Unveils Multiple Clusters of Chinese State-Sponsored Activity Targeting Southeast… First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/06/06/chinese-state-sponsored-activity-government-target/
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Chinese hacking groups team up in cyber espionage campaign
Chinese state-sponsored actors have been targeting a government agency since at least March 2023 in a cyberespionage campaign that researchers track a… First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chinese-hacking-groups-team-up-in-cyber-espionage-campaign/
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‘Moonstone Sleet’ APT Melds Espionage, Financial Goals
North Korea’s newest threat actor uses every trick in the nation-state APT playbook, and most of cybercrime’s tricks, too. It also developed a whole v… First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/microsoft-moonlight-sleet-apt-melds-espionage-financial-goals
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New Frontiers, Old Tactics: Chinese Espionage Group Targets Africa & Caribbean Govts
The China-linked threat actor known as Sharp Panda has expanded their targeting to include governmental organizations in Africa and the Caribbean as p… First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2024/05/new-frontiers-old-tactics-chinese-cyber.html
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Chinese ‘ORB’ Networks Conceal APTs, Render Static IoCs Irrelevant
Mandiant warns that defenders must rethink how to thwart Chinese cyber-espionage groups now using professional infrastructure-as-a-service operational… First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/chinese-orb-networks-conceal-apts-make-tracking-iocs-irrelevant
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Deuterbear RAT: China-Linked Hackers’ Cyber Espionage Tool
Media reports claim that cybersecurity experts have recently unveiled new details about a remote access trojan (RAT) named Deuterbear, employed by the… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/05/deuterbear-rat-china-linked-hackers-cyber-espionage-tool/
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New North Korean Threat Actor Engaging in Espionage, Revenue Generation Attacks
Microsoft dives into the tactics, techniques, and procedures of North Korean threat actor Moonstone Sleet. The post t dives into the tactics, techniqu… First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/new-north-korean-threat-actor-engaging-in-espionage-revenue-generation-attacks/