Tag: russia
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Ukrainian Hackers Target Russian Aerospace and Defense Sectors
Multiple Ukrainian hacktivist groups have launched an extensive spearphishing campaign targeting Russia’s critical aerospace and defence industries, according to a new threat intelligence report by Intrinsec. The coordinated attacks between June and September 2025 represent an escalating cyber warfare strategy aimed at disrupting Russian military capabilities and civilian aviation operations.”‹ The campaign involves several prominent…
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Ukrainian Hackers Target Russian Aerospace and Defense Sectors
Multiple Ukrainian hacktivist groups have launched an extensive spearphishing campaign targeting Russia’s critical aerospace and defence industries, according to a new threat intelligence report by Intrinsec. The coordinated attacks between June and September 2025 represent an escalating cyber warfare strategy aimed at disrupting Russian military capabilities and civilian aviation operations.”‹ The campaign involves several prominent…
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Tomiris Unleashes ‘Havoc’ With New Tools, Tactics
The Russian-speaking group is targeting government and diplomatic entities in CIS member states and Central Asia in its latest cyber-espionage campaign. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/tomiris-unleashes-havoc-new-tools-tactics
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Russia limits WhatsApp use, claiming it enables terrorism, crime, espionage
Russian users of WhatsApp reported disruptions as authorities limited access to the app, which they said enabled fraud, terrorism and possibly a recent leak of diplomatic communications with the U.S. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/russia-whatsapp-restrictions
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Tomiris Shifts to Public-Service Implants for Stealthier C2 in Attacks on Government Targets
The threat actor known as Tomiris has been attributed to attacks targeting foreign ministries, intergovernmental organizations, and government entities in Russia with an aim to establish remote access and deploy additional tools.”These attacks highlight a notable shift in Tomiris’s tactics, namely the increased use of implants that leverage public services (e.g., Telegram and Discord) as…
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Russian Tomiris APT Adopts >>Polyglot<< Strategy, Hijacking Telegram/Discord as Covert C2 for Diplomatic Spies
The post Russian Tomiris APT Adopts >>Polyglot
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Russian Tomiris APT Adopts >>Polyglot<< Strategy, Hijacking Telegram/Discord as Covert C2 for Diplomatic Spies
The post Russian Tomiris APT Adopts >>Polyglot
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SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 73
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Analysis of ShadowPad Attack Exploiting WSUS Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2025-59287) Shai-Hulud 2.0 Supply Chain Attack: 25K+ npm Repos Exposed Spyware Allows Cyber Threat Actors to Target Users of Messaging Applications Morphisec Thwarts Russian-Linked…
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Tomiris Hacker Group Unveils New Tools and Techniques for Global Attacks
A new wave of cyberattacks has been discovered targeting government officials and diplomats across Russia and Central Asia. The group, which has been active for several years, is known for focusing on high-value political targets. This latest investigation shows they are now using more advanced methods to hide their tracks, including popular apps like Telegram…
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Cybersecurity Coalition to Government: Shutdown is Over, Get to Work
The Cybersecurity Coalition, an industry group of almost a dozen vendors, is urging the Trump Administration and Congress now that the government shutdown is over to take a number of steps to strengthen the country’s cybersecurity posture as China, Russia, and other foreign adversaries accelerate their attacks. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/11/cybersecurity-coalition-to-government-shutdown-is-over-get-to-work/
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Cybersecurity Coalition to Government: Shutdown is Over, Get to Work
The Cybersecurity Coalition, an industry group of almost a dozen vendors, is urging the Trump Administration and Congress now that the government shutdown is over to take a number of steps to strengthen the country’s cybersecurity posture as China, Russia, and other foreign adversaries accelerate their attacks. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/11/cybersecurity-coalition-to-government-shutdown-is-over-get-to-work/
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Poland detains Russian citizen suspected of hacking local firms
The suspect, whose identity has not been disclosed, illegally crossed into Poland in 2022 and obtained refugee status the following year. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/poland-detains-russian-citizen-accused-of-hacks
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What your firewall sees that your EDR doesn’t
The group known as Librarian Ghouls has infiltrated networks of technical universities and industrial organisations across Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, all without raising immediate alarms. They achieved this by leveraging legitimate logins to move laterally through internal networks, utilising valid credentials and avoiding alert triggers. Unlike many other APT groups, Librarian Ghouls does not rely…
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Congress Moves to Defend Undersea Cables From China, Russia
Bipartisan Bill Seeks Sanctions and Industry Coordination to Defend Undersea Cables. A bipartisan Senate bill would elevate the U.S. role in defending subsea fiber-optic cables against mounting threats from China and Russia, expanding diplomatic efforts, industry coordination and sanctions targeting foreign sabotage of the internet’s global backbone. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/congress-moves-to-defend-undersea-cables-from-china-russia-a-30147
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Rare APT Collaboration Emerges Between Russia and North Korea
Researchers say Russia’s Gamaredon and North Korea’s Lazarus may be sharing infrastructure, a rare APT collaboration. The post Rare APT Collaboration Emerges Between Russia and North Korea appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-apt-collaboration-russia-north-korea/
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Russian-Backed Threat Group Uses SocGholish to Target U.S. Company
The Russian state-sponsored group behind the RomCom malware family used the SocGholish loader for the first time to launch an attack on a U.S.-based civil engineering firm, continuing its targeting of organizations that offer support to Ukraine in its ongoing war with its larger neighbor. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/11/russian-backed-threat-group-uses-socgholish-to-target-u-s-company/
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Russian-Backed Threat Group Uses SocGholish to Target U.S. Company
The Russian state-sponsored group behind the RomCom malware family used the SocGholish loader for the first time to launch an attack on a U.S.-based civil engineering firm, continuing its targeting of organizations that offer support to Ukraine in its ongoing war with its larger neighbor. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/11/russian-backed-threat-group-uses-socgholish-to-target-u-s-company/
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Hackers exploit 3D design software to target game developers, animators
Russia-linked hackers are exploiting 3D design tools to infect animators, game developers and visual effects studios with information-stealing malware, according to new research. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/hackers-blender-software-malware
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Hackers exploit 3D design software to target game developers, animators
Russia-linked hackers are exploiting 3D design tools to infect animators, game developers and visual effects studios with information-stealing malware, according to new research. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/hackers-blender-software-malware
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Threat Actors Use Fake Update Lures to Deploy SocGholish Malware
In a significant escalation of cyber threats, Arctic Wolf Labs has identified a coordinated campaign in which the Russian-aligned RomCom threat group leverages the SocGholish malware to target a U.S.-based engineering firm with suspected ties to Ukraine. This marks the first documented instance of RomCom payloads being distributed through SocGholish’s infrastructure, signaling a dangerous convergence…
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Threat Actors Use Fake Update Lures to Deploy SocGholish Malware
In a significant escalation of cyber threats, Arctic Wolf Labs has identified a coordinated campaign in which the Russian-aligned RomCom threat group leverages the SocGholish malware to target a U.S.-based engineering firm with suspected ties to Ukraine. This marks the first documented instance of RomCom payloads being distributed through SocGholish’s infrastructure, signaling a dangerous convergence…
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New ClickFix attacks use fake Windows Update screens to fool employees
Run dialog box, Windows Terminal, or Windows PowerShell. This leads to the downloading of scripts that launch malware.Two new tactics are used in the latest ClickFix campaign, says Huntress:the use since early October of a fake blue Windows Update splash page in full-screen, displaying realistic “Working on updates” animations that eventually conclude by prompting the user to…
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Rare APT Collaboration Emerges Between Russia and North Korea
Researchers say Russia’s Gamaredon and North Korea’s Lazarus may be sharing infrastructure, a rare APT collaboration. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/news-russia-north-korea-apt-collab/
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Russia-aligned hackers target US company in attack linked to Ukraine war effort
A threat group called RomCom has a history of cyberattacks against entities connected to the conflict. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/russia-hackers-us-company-attack-ukraine-war/806423/
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With Friends Like These: China Spies on Russian IT Orgs
State-linked hackers stayed under the radar by using a variety of commercial cloud services for command-and-control communications. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/china-spies-russian-it-orgs
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Russia arrests young cybersecurity entrepreneur on treason charges
Details of the case are classified, but Russian media say Timur Kilin may have drawn official ire after publicly criticizing the state-owned messaging app Max and the government’s anti-cybercrime legislation. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/russia-arrests-tech-entrepreneur-treason
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Morphisec warns StealC V2 malware spread through weaponized blender files
StealC V2 spread via malicious Blender files on 3D model sites like CGTrader, abusing Blender’s ability to run hidden Python scripts. Cybersecurity firm Morphisec reported that Russian threat actors are spreading StealC V2 infostealer via weaponized Blender files uploaded to 3D model marketplaces like CGTrader. The malware abuses Blender’s ability to run Python scripts for automation…