Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2023

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) warns of a North Korea-linked cyberespionage group tracked as ARCHIPELAGO. TAG believes that the ARCHIPELAGO group is a subset of a threat actor tracked by Mandiant as APT43. ” reads the analysis published by Google TAG.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2023

Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) team reported that the China-linked APT41 group used the open-source red teaming tool Google Command and Control ( GC2 ) in an attack against an unnamed Taiwanese media organization. ” reads the Threat Horizons April 2023 Threat Horizons Report published by Google.”The

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Security Affairs

JUNE 19, 2022

In middle June, the Wordfence Threat Intelligence team noticed a back-ported security update in the popular WordPress plugin Ninja Forms, which has over one million active installations. The vulnerability resides in the Merge Tag feature of the plugin. ” reads the advisory published by Wordfence. To nominate, please visit:?.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 18, 2022

Google’s TAG team revealed that China-linked APT groups are targeting Ukraine’s government for intelligence purposes. Below is the tweet published by TAG chief, Shane Huntley, who cited the Google TAG Security Engineer Billy Leonard. The Ukraine war isn’t only attracting interest from European threat actors.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2020

Google published its second Threat Analysis Group (TAG) report which reveals the company has taken down ten coordinated operations in Q2 2020. Google has published its second Threat Analysis Group (TAG) report , a bulletin that includes coordinated influence operation campaigns tracked in Q2 of 2020. response to COVID-19.

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Anton on Security

JANUARY 10, 2024

So, we ( Tim and Anton , the crew behind the podcast ) wanted to post another reflections blog based on our Cloud Security Podcast by Google being almost 3 (we will be 3 years old on Feb 11, 2024, to be precise), kind of similar to this one. Much better website with content tags Finally, an obvious call to action! Subscribe at Spotify.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 22, 2023

Threat actors often compete for the same resources, and this couldn't be further from the truth when it comes to website compromises. In the past, we have seen such occurrences with Magecart threat actors for example in the breach of the Umbro website. We believe this is a different campaign and threat actor altogether.

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JANUARY 26, 2021

Google on Monday disclosed details about an ongoing campaign carried out by a government-backed threat actor from North Korea that has targeted security researchers working on vulnerability research and development.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 19, 2021

<a href='/blog?tag=Inbound tag=Inbound Threats'>Inbound Threats</a> <a href='/blog?tag=File tag=File Transfers'>File Transfers</a> <a href='/blog?tag=Email Battling a Varied and Growing Threat. Increased File Sharing. Request a Demo. Additional Resources.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 29, 2023

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) discovered several exploit chains targeting Android, iOS, and Chrome to install commercial spyware. Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) shared details about two distinct campaigns which used several zero-day exploits against Android, iOS and Chrome.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 5, 2021

This year, Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) discovered a largescale cyberattack that originated out of North Korea. The cyberattack utilized fake blogs, fake email accounts, and even […]. Social media, including LinkedIn, have become the new preferred method of attack for these criminals.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Tell me more about the Ivanti zero-days The first of these vulnerabilities, tagged as CVE-2024-21893, is a zero-day flaw that’s currently being actively exploited. Read More The post New Ivanti Connect Secure Zero-Day Exploited by Threat Actors appeared first on Nuspire. Read on to learn more.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 1, 2023

The threat actors behind the attacks used both zero-day and n-day exploits in their exploits. The threat actors behind the attacks used both zero-day and n-day exploits in their exploits. Google TAG shared indicators of compromise (IoCs) for both campaigns.

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Heimadal Security

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Security experts with Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG), who first noticed the operation in late 2019, say that the company had disrupted phishing campaigns ever since. The post Russian Threat Actors Tempt YouTubers with Bogus Paid Collaborations to Hijack their Accounts appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 26, 2021

Google TAG is warning that North Korea-linked hackers targeting security researchers through social media. Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) is warning that North Korea-linked hackers targeting security researchers through social media. ” reads the TAG’s report. ” reads the TAG’s report.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 26, 2021

Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) has been working for several months to try to identify who is behind an ongoing campaign targeting security researchers, specifically those who work on vulnerability research and development at a variety of organizations. However, because they are heroes, they are also targets.

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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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Security Boulevard

MARCH 17, 2021

<a href='/blog?tag=Cybersecurity'>Cybersecurity</a> tag=Cybersecurity'>Cybersecurity</a> <a href='/blog?tag=Data tag=Data Loss Prevention'>Data Loss Prevention</a> <a href='/blog?tag=IT Request a Demo. Additional Resources. Featured: .

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Heimadal Security

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Two malicious accounts used by threat actors in a seemingly North Korean cyber-espionage campaign were suspended by Twitter. The ones who initially discovered this campaign that is still developing were the TAG […]. The ones who initially discovered this campaign that is still developing were the TAG […].

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Security Affairs

MARCH 31, 2021

Researchers from Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) reported that North Korea-linked hackers are targeting security researchers via social media. Experts noticed that the website used in this campaign has a link to a PGP public key which is the same that was found on attackers’ blog in a campaign spotted in January.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 30, 2021

<a href='/blog?tag=Endpoint tag=Endpoint Protection'>Endpoint Protection</a> <a href='/blog?tag=Data tag=Data Loss Prevention'>Data Loss Prevention</a> <a href='/blog?tag=File tag=File Transfers'>File Transfers</a> <a href='/blog?tag=Advanced

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Security Affairs

MAY 23, 2022

Threat & Detection Research (TDR) team have uncovered a reconnaissance and espionage campaign conducted by Russia-linked Turla APT aimed at the Baltic Defense College, the Austrian Economic Chamber (involved in government decision-making such as economic sanctions) and NATO’s eLearning platform JDAL (Joint Advanced Distributed Learning).

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Security Affairs

MAY 28, 2022

Russia-linked threat actors are behind a new website that published leaked emails from leading proponents of Britain’s exit from the EU, the Reuters reported. sections “The Underdogs – Best Personal (non-commercial) Security Blog” and “The Tech Whizz – Best Technical Blog”). ” reported the Reuters.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2023

The CVE-2023-26083 flaw in the Arm Mali GPU driver is chained with other issues to install commercial spyware, as reported by Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) in a recent report. Mandiant researchers first observed this affiliate targeting Veritas issues in the wild on October 22, 2022.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2022

China-linked threat actors continue to target Indian power grid organizations, most of the attacks involved the ShadowPad backdoor. Recorded Future’s Insikt Group researchers uncovered a campaign conducted by a China-linked threat actor targeting Indian power grid organizations. To nominate, please visit:? Pierluigi Paganini.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 19, 2021

But just because Russia is one of the largest threats does not mean it is wise to discount other global malicious organizations. One notorious hacking group from Iran uses particularly dirty schemes to fleece users, according to Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG). How can users stay safe from APT35's advanced threats?

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

By John Masserini, Senior Research Analyst, TAG Cyber As more and more enterprises move towards modernizing their infrastructures and solidifying their new, post-pandemic business models, unexpected attack vectors have emerged.

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DECEMBER 12, 2023

SAP Security Note #3350297 , tagged with a CVSS score of 9.1, The New HotNews Note in Detail SAP Security Note #3411067 , tagged with a CVSS score of 9.1, SAP has released a blog post on Security Note #3411067 that emphasizes the importance of updating the affected components.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2023

Both vulnerabilities were reported by Clément Lecigne of Google’s Threat Analysis Group and Donncha Ó Cearbhaill of Amnesty International’s Security Lab. Today, Apple published an emergency update for all iPhones to patch an exploit chain which we, together with @_clem1 (Google TAG) discovered in the wild.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

<a href='/blog?tag='></a> tag='></a> <a href='/blog?tag='></a> tag='></a> <a href='/blog?tag='></a> tag='></a> 2020 was a year of unprecedented challenge for anyone working in public sector cybersecurity. Featured: .

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SC Magazine

JUNE 17, 2021

In a blog post, Avanan said hackers are bypassing static link scanners by hosting their attacks on publicly-known services. According to Avanan blog, once the attacker publishes the lure, “Google provides a link with embed tags that are meant to be used on forums to render custom content.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 29, 2021

Microsoft, like Google TAG, observed a cyber espionage campaign aimed at vulnerability researchers that attributed to North Korea-linked Zinc APT group. ” This week, Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) also warned of North Korea-linked hackers targeting security researchers through social media.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 16, 2023

Outlook NTLM exploit “Additionally, Microsoft confirmed that the flaw had been exploited as a zero day as part of limited attacks against government, transportation, energy, and military targets organizations in Europe by a Russia-based threat actor,” Narang said.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 18, 2022

The Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) has shared their observations about a group of cybercriminals called Exotic Lily. Among these interested parties TAG found the Conti and Diavol ransomware groups. From the TAG blog we can learn that Exotic Lily was very much specialized. Initial access broker. Exotic Lily.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2021

VirusTotal announced VirusTotal Collections, a new service that allows threat researchers to share Indicators of Compromise (IoCs). A collection is a live report that includes IoCs associated with a specific threat and it is available for VirusTotal registered users. ” reads the announcement published by Virus Total.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 9, 2022

Microsoft this month also issued a different patch for another MSDT flaw, tagged as CVE-2022-35743. See Microsoft’s blog post on the Exchange Server updates for more details. The publicly disclosed Exchange flaw is CVE-2022-30134 , which is an information disclosure weakness.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 30, 2023

In early 2020, Formbook was rebranded as Xloader and the threat actors moved to a malware-as-a-service (MaaS) business model, renting C2 infrastructure to customers. The threat actors behind this malware family have been updating and improving the code regularly. In early 2022, the threat actors released Xloader version 2.9,

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