Chinese-Speaking APT Deploys New TinyRCT Backdoor in Southeast Asia Campaign

A Chinese-speaking advanced persistent threat APT actor has been linked to a new custom backdoor called TinyRCT as part of cyber attacks aimed at government entities and critical infrastructure in Southeast Asia. The activity, particularly aimed at state-owned enterprises in the energy and...

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3/4 Nation-states already weaponizing it: • Chinese APT29 Cozy Bear chaining poisoned Terraform for gov/defense persistence • Russian GRU targeting CNAPP layers in EU energy/finance 🚨 Terraform Enterprise RCE zero-day CVE-2026-81234 actively exploited & just added to CISA KEV today!...

Lotus Wiper Malware Targets Venezuelan Energy Systems in Destructive Attack

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a previously undocumented data wiper that has been used in attacks targeting Venezuela at the end of last year and the start of 2026. Dubbed Lotus Wiper , the novel file wiper has been used in a destructive campaign targeting the energy and utilities sect...

Iran-Linked Hackers Disrupt U.S. Critical Infrastructure by Targeting Internet-Exposed PLCs

Iran-affiliated cyber actors are targeting internet-facing operational technology OT devices across critical infrastructures in the U.S., including programmable logic controllers PLCs, cybersecurity and intelligence agencies warned Tuesday. "These attacks have led to diminished PLC functionality,...

Iran-Linked Password-Spraying Campaign Targets 300+ Israeli Microsoft 365 Organizations

An Iran-nexus threat actor is suspected to be behind a password-spraying campaign targeting Microsoft 365 environments in Israel and the U.A.E. amid ongoing conflict in the Middle East. The activity, assessed to be ongoing, was carried out in three distinct attack waves that took place on March 3...

Google Ties Suspected Russian Actor to CANFAIL Malware Attacks on Ukrainian Orgs

A previously undocumented threat actor has been attributed to attacks targeting Ukrainian organizations with malware known as CANFAIL. Google Threat Intelligence Group GTIG described the hacking group as possibly affiliated with Russian intelligence services. The threat actor is assessed to have...

Poland Energy Sector Cyber Incident Highlights OT and ICS Security Gaps

The purpose of this Alert is to amplify Poland’s Computer Emergency Response Team CERT Polska’s Energy Sector Incident Report published on Jan. 30, 2026, and highlight key mitigations for Energy Sector stakeholders. In December 2025, a malicious cyber actors targeted and compromised operational...

CERT.pl Energy Sector Incident 29 December

This is the official report from CERT.pl on the coordinated attacks against Poland's energy sector. These events affected both information systems IT and physical industrial equipment OT, which is rarely observed in attacks reported publicly to date...

Microsoft Flags Multi-Stage AitM Phishing and BEC Attacks Targeting Energy Firms

Microsoft has warned of a multi‑stage adversary‑in‑the‑middle AitM phishing and business email compromise BEC campaign targeting multiple organizations in the energy sector. "The campaign abused SharePoint file‑sharing services to deliver phishing payloads and relied on inbox rule creation to...

Resurgence of a multi‑stage AiTM phishing and BEC campaign abusing SharePoint

Microsoft Defender Researchers uncovered a multi‑stage adversary‑in‑the‑middle AiTM phishing and business email compromise BEC campaign targeting multiple organizations in the energy sector, resulting in the compromise of various user accounts. The campaign abused SharePoint file‑sharing services...

Resurgence of a multi‑stage AiTM phishing and BEC campaign abusing SharePoint

Microsoft Defender Researchers uncovered a multi‑stage adversary‑in‑the‑middle AiTM phishing and business email compromise BEC campaign targeting multiple organizations in the energy sector, resulting in the compromise of various user accounts. The campaign abused SharePoint file‑sharing services...

An Evaluation Framework for Network IDS/IPS Datasets: Leveraging MITRE ATT&CK and Industry Relevance Metrics

The performance of Machine Learning ML and Deep Learning DL-based Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems IDS/IPS is critically dependent on the relevance and quality of the datasets used for training and evaluation. However, current AI model evaluation practices for developing IDS/IPS focus...

Mind the Gap: Missing Cyber Threat Coverage in NIDS Datasets for the Energy Sector

Network Intrusion Detection Systems NIDS developed using publicly available datasets predominantly focus on enterprise environments, raising concerns about their effectiveness for converged Information Technology IT and Operational Technology OT in energy infrastructures. This study evaluates the...

Salt Typhoon APT Targets Global Telecom and Energy Sectors, Says Darktrace

The China-linked Salt Typhoon APT group attacked a European telecom via a Citrix NetScaler vulnerability in July 2025, Darktrace reports. This follows past US Army and telecom breaches...

A Global Analysis of Cyber Threats to the Energy Sector: "Currents of Conflict" from a Geopolitical Perspective

The escalating frequency and sophistication of cyber threats increased the need for their comprehensive understanding. This paper explores the intersection of geopolitical dynamics, cyber threat intelligence analysis, and advanced detection technologies, with a focus on the energy domain. We...

Watch Out for Salty2FA: New Phishing Kit Targeting US and EU Enterprises

Phishing-as-a-Service PhaaS platforms keep evolving, giving attackers faster and cheaper ways to break into corporate accounts. Now, researchers at ANY.RUN has uncovered a new entrant: Salty2FA , a phishing kit designed to bypass multiple two-factor authentication methods and slip past traditiona...

Watch Out for Salty2FA: New Phishing Kit Targeting US and EU Enterprises

Phishing-as-a-Service PhaaS platforms keep evolving, giving attackers faster and cheaper ways to break into corporate accounts. Now, researchers at ANY.RUN has uncovered a new entrant: Salty2FA , a phishing kit designed to bypass multiple two-factor authentication methods and slip past traditiona...

Noisy Bear Campaign Targeting Kazakhstan Energy Sector Outed as a Planned Phishing Test

A threat actor possibly of Russian origin has been attributed to a new set of attacks targeting the energy sector in Kazakhstan. The activity, codenamed Operation BarrelFire, is tied to a new threat group tracked by Seqrite Labs as Noisy Bear. The threat actor has been active since at least April...

OneClik: A ClickOnce-Based APT Campaign Targeting Energy, Oil and Gas Infrastructure

OneClik: A ClickOnce-Based Red Team Campaign Simulating APT Tactics in Energy Infrastructure By Nico Paulo Yturriaga and Pham Duy Phuc · Updated : June 30, 2025 The Trellix Advanced Research Center previously uncovered what appeared to be a sophisticated APT malware campaign, which we dubbed...

OneClik Red Team Campaign Targets Energy Sector Using Microsoft ClickOnce and Golang Backdoors

Cybersecurity researchers have detailed a new campaign dubbed OneClik that leverages Microsoft's ClickOnce software deployment technology and bespoke Golang backdoors to compromise organizations within the energy, oil, and gas sectors. "The campaign exhibits characteristics aligned with...