Security Affairs

JUNE 3, 2024

The experts observed the APT deploying Headlace in three distinct phases from April to December 2023, respectively, using phishing, compromised internet services, and living off the land binaries. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, Russia)

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Russia-link cyberespionage APT28 leverages COVID-19 as phishing lures to deliver the Go version of their Zebrocy (or Zekapab) malware. Russia-linked APT28 is leveraging COVID-19 as phishing lures in a new wave of attacks aimed at distributing the Go version of their Zebrocy (or Zekapab) malware. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Zebrocy).

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Google warned more than 14,000 Gmail users that they have been the target of nation-state spear-phishing campaigns. The researchers pointed out that the warning is related to hacking attempts and that not all the attacks have been successful, also thanks to the defense implemented by Google. SecurityAffairs – hacking, spear-phishing).

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 18, 2022

Trend Micro researchers spotted an elusive threat actor, called Earth Lusca, that targets organizations worldwide via spear-phishing and watering hole attacks. . The Winnti group was first spotted by Kaspersky in 2013, but according to the researchers the gang has been active since 2007. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Earth Lusca ).

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 1, 2018

Reddit said the exposed data included internal source code as well as email addresses and obfuscated passwords for all Reddit users who registered accounts on the site prior to May 2007. ” Reddit didn’t specify how the SMS code was stolen, although it did say the intruders did not hack Reddit employees’ phones directly. .

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Google revealed to have sent roughly 50,000 alerts of state-sponsored phishing or hacking attempts to customers since January. Google announced to have sent roughly 50,000 alerts of state-sponsored phishing or hacking attempts to customers during 2021. SecurityAffairs – hacking, cyber security). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 22, 2024

The APT28 group (aka Forest Blizzard , Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , Sednit , BlueDelta, and STRONTIUM ) has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. Most of the APT28s’ campaigns leveraged spear-phishing and malware-based attacks.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

North Korea-linked threat actors posed as Samsung recruiters in a spear-phishing campaign aimed at employees at South Korean security firms. North Korea-linked APT group posed as Samsung recruiters is a spear-phishing campaign that targeted South Korean security companies that sell anti-malware solutions, Google TAG researchers reported.

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Quick Heal Antivirus

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

QBot, also known as Qakbot, QuackBot, and Pinkslipbot, is a Banking Trojan that was first observed in 2007. The post QBOT – A HTML Smuggling technique to target victims appeared first on Quick Heal Blog | Latest computer security news, tips, and advice.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2020

” The APT28 group (aka Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , Sednit , and STRONTIUM ) has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. Most of APT28s’ campaigns leveraged spear-phishing and malware-based attacks. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The APT28 group (aka Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , Sednit , BlueDelta, and STRONTIUM ) has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. Most of the APT28s’ campaigns leveraged spear-phishing and malware-based attacks. ” reads the report.

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Security Affairs

JULY 6, 2020

This threat actor has been active since at least 2009, possibly as early as 2007, and it was involved in both cyber espionage campaigns and sabotage activities aimed to destroy data and disrupt systems. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Lazarus APT). ” concludes the researchers. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2022

The APT28 group (aka Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , Sednit , and STRONTIUM ) has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. Most of APT28s’ campaigns leveraged spear-phishing and malware-based attacks. SecurityAffairs – hacking, APT28).

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 23, 2021

Since 2017, host Jack Rhysider has investigated some of the most noteworthy stories related to the darkside of the internet, specifically hacking, data breaches, and cybercrime. Through interviews and research, Ran connects the dots between the early days of cybercrime and today’s stories of data hacks and breaches.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The developers behind the NextGen Gallery plugin have fixed two critical Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities, their exploitation could lead to a site takeover, malicious redirects, spam injection, phishing, and other malicious activities. SecurityAffairs – hacking, WordPress). The plugin receives over 1.5

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Security Affairs

MARCH 22, 2019

The APT28 group has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. FireEye revealed that the two Russia-linked APT groups carried out spear-phishing attacks to trick victims into revealing government information and credentials.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2020

In recent attacks, the kill chain starts with spear-phishing emails that were specially crafted for one specific recipient per target organization, a circumstance that suggests a deep knowledge of the targets that results from a prior reconnaissance. . SecurityAffairs – hacking, BISMUTH). ” continues the report.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

The APT28 group has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. Hackers are launching spear-phishing attacks in the attempt of stealing employee credentials and deliver malware. Phishing emails use malicious URLs and spoofed email addresses that look legitimate.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

The attack chain starts with COVID19-themed spear-phishing messages that contain either a malicious Word attachment or a link to one hosted on company servers. . The group is considered responsible for the massive WannaCry ransomware attack, a string of SWIFT attacks in 2016, and the Sony Pictures hack. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 7, 2018

The APT28 group has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. The Earworm group carried out spear-phishing campaigns aimed at delivering the Trojan.Zekapab downloader and the Backdoor.Zekapab. Securi ty Affairs – APT28, hacking). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

The Fancy Bear APT group has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. ” The threat actors used phishing messages containing a malicious attachment that launches a long chain of downloaders , ending with a backdoor. SecurityAffairs – APT, hacking).

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Most of the APT28s’ campaigns leveraged spear-phishing and malware-based attacks. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, APT28) The group was involved also in the string of attacks that targeted 2016 Presidential election.

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SecureList

JUNE 26, 2023

TOP 10 threats for SMBs, January-May 2022 ( download ) TOP 10 threats for SMBs, January-May 2023 ( download ) Cybercriminals attempt to deliver this and other malware and unwanted software to employees’ devices by using any means necessary, such as vulnerability exploitation, phishing e-mails and fake text messages.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2021

BMP) image files in a recent spear-phishing campaign targeting entities in South Korea. . Experts from Malwarebytes have uncovered a spear-phishing attack conducted by a North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group that obfuscated a malicious code within a bitmap (.BMP) SecurityAffairs – hacking, Lazarus APT). BMP) image file.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The APT28 group (aka Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , Sednit , BlueDelta, and STRONTIUM ) has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. Most of the APT28s’ campaigns leveraged spear-phishing and malware-based attacks.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 3, 2018

The US-CERT has released a joint technical alert from the DHS, the FBI, and the Treasury warning about a new ATM cash-out scheme, dubbed “ FASTCash ,” being used by the prolific North Korean APT hacking group known as Hidden Cobra (aka Lazarus Group and Guardians of Peace).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2023

CERT-UA warns of a spear-phishing campaign conducted by APT28 group targeting Ukrainian government bodies with fake ‘Windows Update’ guides. Most of the APT28s’ campaigns leveraged spear-phishing and malware-based attacks. The group was involved also in the string of attacks that targeted 2016 Presidential election.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 27, 2022

This threat actor has been active since at least 2009, possibly as early as 2007, and it was involved in both cyber espionage campaigns and sabotage activities aimed to destroy data and disrupt systems. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Lazarus APT). Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

This threat actor has been active since at least 2009, possibly as early as 2007, and it was involved in both cyber espionage campaigns and sabotage activities aimed to destroy data and disrupt systems. In August, F-Secure Labs experts observed a spear-phishing campaign targeting an organization in the cryptocurrency industry.

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Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

1834 — French Telegraph System — A pair of thieves hack the French Telegraph System and steal financial market information, effectively conducting the world’s first cyberattack. 1870 — Switchboard Hack — A teenager hired as a switchboard operator is able to disconnect and redirect calls and use the line for personal usage. .

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

The APT28 group (aka Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , Sednit , and STRONTIUM ) has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. Most of APT28s’ campaigns leveraged spear-phishing and malware-based attacks. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Russia).

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

The attack chain leverage multiple vectors Telegram channels, SMS messages containing a link to the malware, phishing messages, and watering hole attacks involving Iranian websites. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Domestic Kitten). The group used the Tonnerre and Foudre (Thunder & Lightning) tools to spy on Windows-based PCs. .

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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2023

The APT41 group, aka Winnti , Axiom, Barium , Blackfly, HOODOO) is a China-linked cyberespionage group that has been active since at least 2007. The attack took place in October 2022, threat actors sent phishing emails that contained links to a password-protected file hosted in Drive.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2023

The APT28 group (aka Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , Sednit , and STRONTIUM ) has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. Most of the APT28s’ campaigns leveraged spear-phishing and malware-based attacks.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 19, 2018

The Sofacy APT group has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. Attackers carried out a spear-phishing attack using messages with an LNK attachment that would run a series of PowerShell scripts to extract a payload.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2018

Microsoft has spotted a new hacking campaign targeting 2018 midterm elections, the experts attributed the attacks to Russia-linked APT28 group. Microsoft has spotted a new hacking campaign targeting 2018 midterm elections. ” continues Microsoft. Microsoft blamed the Russian APT28 group for the attacks.

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Cisco Security

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Phishing [ T1566 ]. CVE-2007-1036. Like ShellShock, the exploit for this vulnerability is present in many automated hacking tools. Techniques seen. (in in order of frequency). Initial Access. Exploit Public-Facing Application. Drive-by Compromise [ T1189 ]. Valid Accounts [ T1178 ]. Native API [ T1106 ]. CVE-2018-10562.

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