Security Affairs

JUNE 21, 2023

Russia-linked APT28 group hacked into Roundcube email servers belonging to multiple Ukrainian organizations. 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.

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DECEMBER 6, 2020

Kopter Group is Switzerland-based company that was founded in 2007 that was acquired by Leonardo in April 2020. SecurityAffairs – hacking, ransomware). The post LockBit Ransomware operators hit Swiss helicopter maker Kopter appeared first on Security Affairs. ” reported ZDNet. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 11, 2021

court on Thursday sentenced the Russian hacker Andrei Tyurin to 12 years in prison for his role in an international hacking campaign. The man was arrested in Georgia at the request of US authorities, he was charged with multiple conspiracy counts, including wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and four counts of computer hacking.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The Evil Corp cybercrime group (aka the Dridex gang Indrik Spider , the Dridex gang, and TA505 ) has been active in cybercrime activities since 2007. 32) and Igor Turashev (38) for distributing the infamous Dridex banking Trojan , and for their involvement in international bank fraud and computer hacking schemes. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2019

The STRONTIUM APT group (aka APT28 , Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , and Sednit ) has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. link] #MSFTatBlackHat — Security Response (@msftsecresponse) August 5, 2019. ” continues Microsoft.

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JANUARY 8, 2024

Bandook has been active since 2007, it has been continuously developed since then and was employed in several campaigns by different threat actors. ” Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, Bandook)

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 28, 2019

Zynga Inc is an American social game developer running social video game services founded in April 2007, it primarily focuses on mobile and social networking platforms. The post 173 Million Zynga accounts were impacted in the September hack appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 29, 2020

US Cyber Command shared technical details about malware implants employed by Russian hacking groups in attacks against multiple ministries of foreign affairs, national parliaments, and embassies. SecurityAffairs – hacking, US Cyber Command). Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

In some cases, the man manually chacked the stolen information. “As reflected in court documents, from 2007 through 2019, Brovko worked closely with other cybercriminals to monetize vast troves of data that had been stolen by “botnets,” or networks of infected computers. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Aleksandr Brovko).

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 29, 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. “North Korea’s intelligence apparatus controls a hacking team dedicated to robbing banks through remote internet access.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2021

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, Operation Cyclone). Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. 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. Microsoft reports include instructions for detecting, hunting, and responding to GooseEgg.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 24, 2020

This group has been active since at least 2007, in December 2019, the U.S. 32) and Igor Turashev (38) for distributing the infamous Dridex banking Trojan , and for their involvement in international bank fraud and computer hacking schemes. SecurityAffairs – hacking, WastedLocker). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

. “TAG observed a North Korean government-backed attacker group that previously targeted security researchers posing as recruiters at Samsung and sending fake job opportunities to employees at multiple South Korean information security companies that sell anti-malware solutions.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 3, 2024

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. Insikt Group speculates the operation is aimed at influencing regional and military dynamics.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

Since at least 2007, the MOIS coordinated a series of cyber operation against government entities and private organizations around the world. In January, USCYBERCOM officially linked the Iran-linked MuddyWater APT group (aka SeedWorm and TEMP.Zagros ) to Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS). “Today, the U.S.

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AUGUST 6, 2023

At the time of this writing, no ransomware group has claimed responsibility for the security breach. .” Once the investigation will be completed, CDHE will notify impacted by mail or email. CDHE provides free access to the identify theft monitoring Experian IdentityWorks SM for 24 months.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2021

and above 2007 Workspace ONE UEM patch 20.7.0.17 The SSRF vulnerability in Workspace ONE UEM console was privately reported to the company which released security patches and workarounds. SecurityAffairs – hacking, VMware Workspace ONE UEM). and above 2105 Workspace ONE UEM patch 21.5.0.37 Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

The software also allow dragnet surveillance, according to the brochures presented at Milipol it is an updated copy of Eagle, the program ceded to Gaddafi in 2007. . SecurityAffairs – hacking, IKEA). The post French court indicted Nexa Technologies for complicity in acts of torture appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

.” Now the popular security researcher Kevin Beaumont reported mass scanning for the CVE-2020-0688 (Microsoft Exchange 2007+ RCE vulnerability). That was quick, since 2 hours ago seeing likely mass scanning for CVE-2020-0688 (Microsoft Exchange 2007+ RCE vulnerability).

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 25, 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. If you want to receive the weekly Security Affairs Newsletter for free subscribe here. SecurityAffairs – hacking, North Korea).

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2021

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, supply chain attack). Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 30, 2024

Russia-linked APT group, reportedly APT29, is suspected to be behind a hack of TeamViewer ‘s corporate network. The Winnti group was first spotted by Kaspersky in 2013, according to the researchers, the nation-state actor has been active since at least 2007. wrote the company.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 28, 2022

Looking back at 2007, Estonia fell victim to a powerful cyber-attack that shut down government services, telecommunications, and banks in the country. SecurityAffairs – hacking, non-state actors). The attack was launched in response to the Estonian government’s removal of a Soviet war monument from downtown Tallinn.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2020

“ Two Chinese nationals were charged with laundering over $100 million worth of cryptocurrency from a hack of a cryptocurrency exchange. The group is considered responsible for the massive WannaCry ransomware attack, a string of SWIFT attacks in 2016, and the Sony Pictures hack. million from another exchange.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2020

Orange Belgium is using Huawei equipment since 2007 for its mobile network in Belgium and Luxembourg, while the collaboration between Proximus and the Shenzhen-based company started in 2009 for the progressive upgrading of its network. . SecurityAffairs – hacking, Proximus). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 11, 2021

The Turla APT group (aka Snake , Uroburos , Waterbug , Venomous Bear and KRYPTON ) has been active since at least 2007 targeting diplomatic and government organizations and private businesses in the Middle East, Asia, Europe, North and South America, and former Soviet bloc nations. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Turla).

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

More than 350,000 open source projects can be potentially affected by an unpatched Python vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2007-4559 (CVSS score: 6.8), that was discovered 15 years ago. As we dug into the issue, we realized this was in fact CVE-2007-4559.” ” reads the post published by security firm Trellix.”The

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Security Affairs

MAY 22, 2020

The Winnti hacking group continues to target gaming industry, recently it used a new malware named PipeMon and a new method to achieve persistence. Winnti hacking group is using a new malware dubbed PipeMon and a novel method to achieve persistence in attacks aimed at video game companies. SecurityAffairs – Winnti, hacking).

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

In 2004, CIA and Mossad requested help to the the Dutch intelligence to get access to the plant, only in 2007 the mole, who posed as a mechanic working for a front company doing work at Natanz, dropped the virus into the target systems. “[T ” wrote the journalists. The AIVD , along with U.S. The final updates were made on Sept.

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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. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Drovorub malware). Pierluigi Paganini.

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MARCH 20, 2020

According to security researchers from Trend Micro, the Russia-linked APT28 cyberespionage group has been scanning vulnerable email servers for more than a year. In May 2019, the experts noticed that the group started using hacked email addresses of numerous high-profile targets to send credential spam messages. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Winnti (aka APT41 , Axiom, Barium , Blackfly) is a cyberespionage group that has been active since at least 2007. SecurityAffairs – hacking, APT41). The post China-linked APT41 group targets Hong Kong with Spyder Loader appeared first on Security Affairs. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

The US Treasury placed sanctions on three North Korea-linked hacking groups, the Lazarus Group, Bluenoroff, and Andarial. The US Treasury sanctions on three North Korea-linked hacking groups, the Lazarus Group , Bluenoroff , and Andarial. SecurityAffairs – North Korea, hacking). ” continues the US Treasury.

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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. SecurityAffairs – hacking, APT28). To nominate, please visit:? Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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JANUARY 18, 2022

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 ). The post Financially motivated Earth Lusca threat actors targets organizations worldwide appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 8, 2021

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. The warning really mostly tells people you are a potential target for the next attack so, now may be a good time to take some security actions.

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