Tag: APT

Iranian Company Plays Host to Reams of Ransomware, APT Groups

Iranian Company Plays Host to Reams of Ransomware, APT Groups

Felix - August 2, 2023
Cloudzy, purportedly an American company though one with deep roots in Iran, is alleged to be offering command-and-control services to more than 20 nation-state actors and top ransomware gangs.According to recent research released by security vendor Halcyon, Cloudzy is a command-and-control provider...
Russian APT Gamaredon Changes Tactics in Attacks Targeting Ukraine

Russian APT Gamaredon Changes Tactics in Attacks Targeting Ukraine

Felix - December 22, 2022
Russia-linked Gamaredon, a hacking group recognized for offering providers to different superior persistent risk (APT) actors, is likely one of the most intrusive, repeatedly lively APTs focusing on Ukraine, Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 warns. Also often known as Armageddon,...
SparklingGoblin APT Hackers Using New Linux Variant of SideWalk Backdoor

SparklingGoblin APT Hackers Using New Linux Variant of SideWalk Backdoor

Felix - September 18, 2022
A Linux variant of a backdoor often known as SideWalk was used to focus on a Hong Kong college in February 2021, underscoring the cross-platform talents of the implant. Slovak cybersecurity agency ESET, which detected the malware within the college's...

Chinese APT 27 hackers targeting companies, says Germany | News | DW

Felix - January 26, 2022
German intelligence on Wednesday said the hacker group APT 27 has started targeting German companies in sectors together with prescribed drugs and expertise. Officials say the acronym APT (Advanced Persistent Threat) 27 is an alias for a Chinese hacker group believed...

WildPressure APT Emerges With New Malware Targeting Windows and macOS

Felix - July 7, 2021
A malicious marketing campaign that has set its sights on industrial-related entities within the Middle East since 2019 has resurfaced with an upgraded malware toolset to strike each Windows and macOS working techniques, symbolizing an enlargement in each its targets...

Joint Fed Guidance on Russian APT Cyberattacks, Exploits, Malware

Felix - April 28, 2021
By Jessica Davis April 28, 2021 - Russian Advanced persistent risk (APT) actors are actively concentrating on a spread of US entities to collect intelligence businesses. Recent federal guidance goals to shed mild on the techniques utilized in these cyberattacks, together...