Israeli spyware maker NSO Group deployed at least three novel "zero-click" exploits against iPhones in 2022 to infiltrate defenses erected by Apple and deploy Pegasus, according to the latest findings from Citizen Lab. "NSO Group customers widely deployed at least three iOS 15 and iOS 16 zero-click exploit chains against civil society targets around the world," the … [Read more...] about NSO Group Used 3 Zero-Click iPhone Exploits Against Human Rights Defenders
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Winter Vivern APT Group Targeting Indian, Lithuanian, Slovakian, and Vatican Officials
The advanced persistent threat known as Winter Vivern has been linked to campaigns targeting government officials in India, Lithuania, Slovakia, and the Vatican since 2021. The activity targeted Polish government agencies, the Ukraine Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Italy Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and individuals within the Indian government, SentinelOne said in a report … [Read more...] about Winter Vivern APT Group Targeting Indian, Lithuanian, Slovakian, and Vatican Officials
Gamaredon Group Launches Cyberattacks Against Ukraine Using Telegram
Jan 20, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber War / Cyber Attack The Russian state-sponsored cyber espionage group known as Gamaredon has continued its digital onslaught against Ukraine, with recent attacks leveraging the popular messaging app Telegram to strike military and law enforcement sectors in the country. "The Gamaredon group's network infrastructure relies on multi-stage … [Read more...] about Gamaredon Group Launches Cyberattacks Against Ukraine Using Telegram
Hack-for-Hire Group Targets Travel and Financial Entities with New Janicab Malware Variant
Dec 10, 2022Ravie LakshmananHack-for-Hire / Threat Intelligence Travel agencies have emerged as the target of a hack-for-hire group dubbed Evilnum as part of a broader campaign aimed at legal and financial investment institutions in the Middle East and Europe. The attacks targeting law firms throughout 2020 and 2021 involved a revamped variant of a malware called Janicab that … [Read more...] about Hack-for-Hire Group Targets Travel and Financial Entities with New Janicab Malware Variant
New Chinese Cyberespionage Group Targeting IT Service Providers and Telcos
Telecommunications and IT service providers in the Middle East and Asia are being targeted by a previously undocumented Chinese-speaking threat group dubbed WIP19. The espionage-related attacks are characterized by the use of a stolen digital certificate issued by a Korean company called DEEPSoft to sign malicious artifacts deployed during the infection chain to evade … [Read more...] about New Chinese Cyberespionage Group Targeting IT Service Providers and Telcos
Researchers Detail Malicious Tools Used by Cyberespionage Group Earth Aughisky
A new piece of research has detailed the increasingly sophisticated nature of the malware toolset employed by an advanced persistent threat (APT) group named Earth Aughisky. "Over the last decade, the group has continued to make adjustments in the tools and malware deployments on specific targets located in Taiwan and, more recently, Japan," Trend Micro disclosed in a technical … [Read more...] about Researchers Detail Malicious Tools Used by Cyberespionage Group Earth Aughisky
Eternity Group Hackers Offering New LilithBot Malware as a Service to Cybercriminals
The threat actor behind the malware-as-a-service (MaaS) called Eternity has been linked to new piece of malware called LilithBot. "It has advanced capabilities to be used as a miner, stealer, and a clipper along with its persistence mechanisms," Zscaler ThreatLabz researchers Shatak Jain and Aditya Sharma said in a Wednesday report. "The group has been continuously enhancing … [Read more...] about Eternity Group Hackers Offering New LilithBot Malware as a Service to Cybercriminals
Some Members of Conti Group Targeting Ukraine in Financially Motivated Attacks
Former members of the Conti cybercrime cartel have been implicated in five different campaigns targeting Ukraine from April to August 2022. The findings, which come from Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG), builds upon a prior report published in July 2022, detailing the continued cyber activity aimed at the Eastern European nation amid the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian … [Read more...] about Some Members of Conti Group Targeting Ukraine in Financially Motivated Attacks
KNOTWEED Activity Group Assessment | Elastic Blog
Key TakeawaysKNOTWEED is an activity group sponsored by the PSOA entity DSIRFKNOTWEED uses 0-day exploits to load custom malware and frameworks onto victim systemsElastic Endpoint Security prevents the execution chain of the VBA from infecting the host with spyware associated with KNOTWEEDSummaryOn July 27, 2022, Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) disclosed a … [Read more...] about KNOTWEED Activity Group Assessment | Elastic Blog
New ToddyCat Hacker Group on Experts’ Radar After Targeting MS Exchange Servers
An advanced persistent threat (APT) actor codenamed ToddyCat has been linked to a string of attacks aimed at high-profile entities in Europe and Asia since at least December 2020. The relatively new adversarial collective is said to have commenced its operations by targeting Microsoft Exchange servers in Taiwan and Vietnam using an unknown exploit to deploy the China Chopper … [Read more...] about New ToddyCat Hacker Group on Experts’ Radar After Targeting MS Exchange Servers