The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Monday unsealed indictments against seven Chinese nationals for their involvement in a hacking group that targeted U.S. and foreign critics, journalists, businesses, and political officials for about 14 years. The defendants include Ni Gaobin (倪高彬), Weng Ming (翁明), Cheng Feng (程锋), Peng Yaowen (彭耀文), Sun Xiaohui (孙小辉), Xiong Wang (熊旺), … [Read more...] about U.S. Charges 7 Chinese Nationals in Major 14-Year Cyber Espionage Operation
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New StrelaStealer Phishing Attacks Hit Over 100 Organizations in E.U. and U.S.
Cybersecurity researchers have detected a new wave of phishing attacks that aim to deliver an ever-evolving information stealer referred to as StrelaStealer. The campaigns impact more than 100 organizations in the E.U. and the U.S., Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 researchers said in a new report published today. "These campaigns come in the form of spam emails with attachments that … [Read more...] about New StrelaStealer Phishing Attacks Hit Over 100 Organizations in E.U. and U.S.
U.S. Court Orders NSO Group to Hand Over Pegasus Spyware Code to WhatsApp
Mar 02, 2024NewsroomSpyware / Privacy A U.S. judge has ordered NSO Group to hand over its source code for Pegasus and other products to Meta as part of the social media giant's ongoing litigation against the Israeli spyware vendor. The decision, which marks a major legal victory for Meta, which filed the lawsuit in October 2019 for using its infrastructure to distribute the … [Read more...] about U.S. Court Orders NSO Group to Hand Over Pegasus Spyware Code to WhatsApp
U.S. Charges Iranian Hacker, Offers $10 Million Reward for Capture
Mar 02, 2024NewsroomCybercrime / Social Engineering The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Friday unsealed an indictment against an Iranian national for his alleged involvement in a multi-year cyber-enabled campaign designed to compromise U.S. governmental and private entities. More than a dozen entities are said to have been targeted, including the U.S. Departments of the … [Read more...] about U.S. Charges Iranian Hacker, Offers $10 Million Reward for Capture
Microsoft Expands Free Logging Capabilities for all U.S. Federal Agencies
Feb 24, 2024NewsroomActive Directory / Data Protection Microsoft has expanded free logging capabilities to all U.S. federal agencies using Microsoft Purview Audit irrespective of the license tier, more than six months after a China-linked cyber espionage campaign targeting two dozen organizations came to light. "Microsoft will automatically enable the logs in customer … [Read more...] about Microsoft Expands Free Logging Capabilities for all U.S. Federal Agencies
U.S. DoJ Dismantles Warzone RAT Infrastructure, Arrests Key Operators
Feb 11, 2024NewsroomMalware / Cybercrime The U.S. Justice Department (DoJ) on Friday announced the seizure of online infrastructure that was used to sell a remote access trojan (RAT) called Warzone RAT. The domains – www.warzone[.]ws and three others – were "used to sell computer malware used by cybercriminals to secretly access and steal data from victims' computers," the … [Read more...] about U.S. DoJ Dismantles Warzone RAT Infrastructure, Arrests Key Operators
Chinese Hackers Operate Undetected in U.S. Critical Infrastructure for Half a Decade
The U.S. government on Wednesday said the Chinese state-sponsored hacking group known as Volt Typhoon had been embedded into some critical infrastructure networks in the country for at least five years. Targets of the threat actor include communications, energy, transportation, and water and wastewater systems sectors in the U.S. and Guam. "Volt Typhoon's choice of targets and … [Read more...] about Chinese Hackers Operate Undetected in U.S. Critical Infrastructure for Half a Decade
U.S. Sanctions 6 Iranian Officials for Critical Infrastructure Cyber Attacks
Feb 03, 2024NewsroomIntelligence Agency / Cyber Security The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions against six officials associated with the Iranian intelligence agency for attacking critical infrastructure entities in the U.S. and other countries. The officials include Hamid Reza Lashgarian, Mahdi Lashgarian, Hamid Homayunfal, … [Read more...] about U.S. Sanctions 6 Iranian Officials for Critical Infrastructure Cyber Attacks
Agent Racoon Backdoor Targets Organizations in Middle East, Africa, and U.S.
Dec 02, 2023Newsroom Organizations in the Middle East, Africa, and the U.S. have been targeted by an unknown threat actor to distribute a new backdoor called Agent Racoon. "This malware family is written using the .NET framework and leverages the domain name service (DNS) protocol to create a covert channel and provide different backdoor functionalities," Palo Alto Networks … [Read more...] about Agent Racoon Backdoor Targets Organizations in Middle East, Africa, and U.S.
Iranian Hackers Exploit PLCs in Attack on Water Authority in U.S.
Nov 29, 2023NewsroomCyber Attack / Hacking The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) revealed that it's responding to a cyber attack that involved the active exploitation of Unitronics programmable logic controllers (PLCs) to target the Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa in western Pennsylvania. The attack has been attributed to an Iranian-backed … [Read more...] about Iranian Hackers Exploit PLCs in Attack on Water Authority in U.S.