A Russian state-sponsored threat actor has been observed targeting diplomatic and government entities as part of a series of phishing campaigns commencing on January 17, 2022. Threat intelligence and incident response firm Mandiant attributed the attacks to a hacking group tracked as APT29 (aka Cozy Bear), with some set of the activities associated with the crew assigned the … [Read more...] about Russian Hackers Targeting Diplomatic Entities in Europe, Americas, and Asia
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China’s Cyberspies Targeting Southeast Asian Government Entities
A sweeping and "highly active campaign" that originally set its sights on Myanmar has broadened its focus to strike a number of targets located in the Philippines, according to new research. Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky, which first spotted the infections in October 2020, attributed them to a threat actor it tracks as "LuminousMoth," which it connected with medium to … [Read more...] about China’s Cyberspies Targeting Southeast Asian Government Entities
Interpol Arrests 3 Nigerian BEC Scammers For Targeting Over 500,000 Entities
Three Nigerian citizens suspected of being members of an organized cybercrime group behind distributing malware, carrying out phishing campaigns, and extensive Business Email Compromise (BEC) scams have been arrested in the city of Lagos, Interpol reported yesterday. The investigation, dubbed "Operation Falcon," was jointly undertaken by the international police organization … [Read more...] about Interpol Arrests 3 Nigerian BEC Scammers For Targeting Over 500,000 Entities
InvisiMole Hackers Target High-Profile Military and Diplomatic Entities
Cybersecurity researchers today uncovered the modus operandi of an elusive threat group that hacks into the high-profile military and diplomatic entities in Eastern Europe for espionage.The findings are part of a collaborative analysis by cybersecurity firm ESET and the impacted firms, resulting in an extensive look into InvisiMole's operations and the group's tactics, tools, … [Read more...] about InvisiMole Hackers Target High-Profile Military and Diplomatic Entities