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  • Chinese hackers exploited a Trend Micro antivirus zero-day used in Mitsubishi Electric hack
  • Why Russian APT Fancy Bear hacked the Ukrainian energy firm Burisma?
  • Iran-linked TunnelVision APT is actively exploiting the Log4j vulnerability
  • APT annual review 2021
  • JumpCloud revealed it was hit by a sophisticated attack by a nation-state actor
  • China-linked APT Bronze Starlight deploys ransomware as a smokescreen
  • Operation GhostShell: MalKamak APT targets aerospace and telco firms

JumpCloud revealed it was hit by a sophisticated attack by a nation-state actor

Software firm JumpCloud announced it was the victim of a sophisticated cyber attack carried out by a nation-state actor. JumpCloud is a cloud-based directory service platform designed to manage user identities, devices, and applications in a seamless and secure manner. It allows IT administrators to centralize and simplify their identity and access management tasks across […] The post JumpCloud revealed it was hit by a sophisticated attack by a nation-state actor appeared first on Security Affairs.

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China-linked APT Bronze Starlight deploys ransomware as a smokescreen

China-linked APT Bronze Starlight is deploying post-intrusion ransomware families as a diversionary action to its cyber espionage operations. Researchers from Secureworks reported that a China-linked APT group, tracked as Bronze Starlight (APT10), is deploying post-intrusion ransomware families to cover up the cyber espionage operations. The experts observed an activity cluster involving post-intrusion ransomware such as […] The post China-linked APT Bronze Starlight deploys ransomware as a smokescreen appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Iran-linked TunnelVision APT is actively exploiting the Log4j vulnerability

Iran-linked TunnelVision APT group is actively exploiting the Log4j vulnerability to deploy ransomware on unpatched VMware Horizon servers. Researchers from SentinelOne have observed the potentially destructive Iran-linked APT group TunnelVision is actively exploiting the Log4j vulnerability to deploy ransomware on unpatched VMware Horizon servers. TunnelVision’s TTPs overlap with the ones associated with Iran-linked nation-state actors Phosphorus, Charming Kitten […] The post Iran-linked TunnelVision APT is actively exploiting the Log4j vulnerability appeared first on Security Affairs.

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APT annual review 2021

For this annual review, we have tried to focus on what we consider to be the most interesting trends and developments of the last 12 months.

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Operation GhostShell: MalKamak APT targets aerospace and telco firms

Operation GhostShell: Threat actors used ShellClient malware in cyberespionage campaigns aimed at companies in the aerospace and telecommunications sectors. Hackers use stealthy ShellClient malware on aerospace, telco firms Cybereason Nocturnus and Incident Response Teams discovered a new threat actor that is targeting organizations in the aerospace and telecommunications sectors with the ShellClient malware as part […] The post Operation GhostShell: MalKamak APT targets aerospace and telco firms appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Chinese hackers exploited a Trend Micro antivirus zero-day used in Mitsubishi Electric hack

Published: 2020-01-25 13:21:43

Popularity: 180

Author: Pierluigi Paganini

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  • Chinese hackers have exploited a zero-day vulnerability the Trend Micro OfficeScan antivirus in the recently disclosed hack of Mitsubishi Electric. According to ZDNet, the hackers involved in the attack against the Mitsubishi Electric have exploited a zero-day vulnerability in Trend Micro OfficeScan to infect company servers. This week, Mitsubishi Electric disclosed a security breach that might have […] The post Chinese hackers exploited a Trend Micro antivirus zero-day used in Mitsubishi Electric hack appeared first on Security Affairs.

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    Why Russian APT Fancy Bear hacked the Ukrainian energy firm Burisma?

    Published: 2020-01-14 16:52:13

    Popularity: 86

    Author: Pierluigi Paganini

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  • Russia-linked cyber-espionage group hacked the Ukrainian energy company Burisma at the center of the impeachment trial of US President Donald Trump. The Russian cyberspies, operating under Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency (aka Fancy Bear) carried out a spear-phishing campaign in November aimed at accessing the email of Burisma Holdings employees. The attack was detailed by […] The post Why Russian APT Fancy Bear hacked the Ukrainian energy firm Burisma? appeared first on Security Affairs.

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