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The Russian state-sponsored hacking group tracked as APT28 has been observed using a pair of implants dubbed BEARDSHELL and COVENANT to facilitate long‑term surveillance of Ukrainian military personnel
Nation State Hackers Escalating Attacks on US Defense Industrial Base, Report SaysA new report from Google Threat Intelligence Group warns that state-backed hackers are escalating attacks on the defense industrial base, shifting from classic espionage to supply-chain compromise, workforce infiltration and battlefield-adjacent cyber operations.
Nation-State Teams Tied to Grain Sector Targeting, Plus More Joined-Up OperationsRussia's nation-state hacking groups have returned to pummeling Ukrainian targets with destructive, wiper malware, including in apparent attempts to disrupt its economically valuable grain sector, alongside the repeat targeting of allied European nations, researchers report.
Identity and Cloud Stacks Targeted as Adversaries Seek New Ways In, Experts WarnCyberattacks targeting European organizations continue to shape and be shaped by geopolitical events, whether they involve nation-state hackers, financially motivated cybercriminals or opportunistic hacktivists, says a new report from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike.
Cyber-related economic sanctions can alter adversary behavior, forcing underground networks to distance themselves from named actors
Early Hacktivists Laid the Blueprint for Chinese HackingThere's a reason why many of the same tools appear time and time again in Chinese nation-state hacking: A first-generation of hackers who grew up together online and continue to swap techniques to this day. A report shows the influence of the so-called "Red 40".
Report Urges Indo-Pacific Cyber Shield Strategy Amid Increased Nation-State ThreatsA Center for a New American Security study found China and North Korea are accelerating cyberattacks, influence operations and infrastructure breaches across the Indo-Pacific, as researchers urge the U.S. to help develop a regional cyber shield, and deploy forward cyber teams.
Proofpoint has identified similarities between the tactics of a pro-Russian cyber espionage group and a cybercriminal gang
The move is unrelated to a recent nation-state attack the vendor endured but stems from a report by a third-party researcher.
Software Supply Chain Providers Under Fire by Ransomware Rings, Nation-State GroupsHackers are doubling down on software supply chain attacks, with known attacks surging from over 12 last year to more than 24 per month in April and May, threat intelligence researchers report. Ransomware-wielding groups and nation-state hackers, alike, have been tied to such attacks.
Phishing Campaigns Appear to Be Solely Intelligence-Gathering for DPRK LeadershipNorth Korea nation-state hackers appear to have entered the Ukrainian cyber operations fray, albeit solely for cyberespionage purposes for "gathering intelligence to help North Korean leadership determine the current risk to its forces already in the theater," cybersecurity researchers report.
A major telecommunications company located in Asia was allegedly breached by Chinese state-sponsored hackers who spent over four years inside its systems, according to a new report from incident response firm Sygnia
A Europol report says nation-state actors are increasingly working with organized crime networks to achieve geopolitical goals, including the destabilization of the EU.
Water Barghest Group Lists Infected Devices Within 10 Minutes of Initial CompromiseA threat actor with suspected ties to Russian nation-state hackers has listed thousands of IoT devices as proxy networks within minutes of their initial compromise. A campaign that began in 2020 has so far infected 20,000 IoT devices, according to a new report by Trend Micro.
Findings From the Tech Giant's Defense Report 2024 Flag Expanding Threat LandscapeMicrosoft's latest Digital Defense Report exposed an increasingly complex cyber battlefield in which nation-state actors team up with cybercriminals to launch sophisticated attacks, while organizations continue to struggle to defend against these evolving threats.
The FBI said Friday afternoon it is investigating Chinese nation-state hacking into to commercial telecommunications infrastructure following a news report that Beijing actors targeted data from phones used by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance.
The Chinese state-sponsored cyberattack threat managed to infiltrate the "lawful intercept" network connections that police use in criminal investigations.
Hacktivists Are Likely to Increasingly Adopt Cybercrime Tactics, Report SaysRansomware hacks and self-declared hacktivist denial-of-services attacks were the most prolific threat to European Union members over the 12-month period ending in June, the EU cyber agency warned, adding that the nexus between nation-state hackers and hacktivist groups poses an emerging threat.
New report warns of escalating hardware supply chain attacks, with 19% of organizations impacted and nearly all IT leaders expecting nation-state involvement
Organizations in Taiwan and a U.S. non-governmental organization (NGO) based in China have been targeted by a Beijing-affiliated state-sponsored hacking group called Daggerfly using an upgraded set of malware tools