Silk Typhoon targeting IT supply chain

Executive summary: Microsoft Threat Intelligence identified a shift in tactics by Silk Typhoon, a Chinese espionage group, now targeting common IT solutions like remote management tools and cloud applications to gain initial access. While they haven't been observed directly targeting Microsoft...

Space Pirates Targets Russian IT Firms With New LuckyStrike Agent Malware

The threat actor known as Space Pirates has been linked to a malicious campaign targeting Russian information technology IT organizations with a previously undocumented malware called LuckyStrike Agent. The activity was detected in November 2024 by Solar, the cybersecurity arm of Russian...

Lotus Blossom espionage group targets multiple industries with different versions of Sagerunex and hacking tools

Cisco Talos discovered multiple cyber espionage campaigns that target government, manufacturing, telecommunications and media, delivering Sagerunex and other hacking tools for post-compromise activities. Talos attributes these attacks to the threat actor known as Lotus Blossom. Lotus Blossom has...

Australia Bans Kaspersky Software Over National Security and Espionage Concerns

Australia has become the latest country to ban the installation of security software from Russian company Kaspersky, citing national security concerns. "After considering threat and risk analysis, I have determined that the use of Kaspersky Lab, Inc. products and web services by Australian...

A Signal Update Fends Off a Phishing Technique Used in Russian Espionage

Google warns that hackers tied to Russia are tricking Ukrainian soldiers with fake QR codes for Signal group invites that let spies steal their messages. Signal has pushed out new safeguards...

Winnti APT41 Targets Japanese Firms in RevivalStone Cyber Espionage Campaign

The China-linked threat actor known as Winnti has been attributed to a new campaign dubbed RevivalStone that targeted Japanese companies in the manufacturing, materials, and energy sectors in March 2024. The activity, detailed by Japanese cybersecurity company LAC, overlaps with a threat cluster...

RA World Ransomware Attack in South Asia Links to Chinese Espionage Toolset

An RA World ransomware attack in November 2024 targeting an unnamed Asian software and services company involved the use of a malicious tool exclusively used by China-based cyber espionage groups, raising the possibility that the threat actor may be moonlighting as a ransomware player in an...

FINALDRAFT Malware Exploits Microsoft Graph API for Espionage on Windows and Linux

Threat hunters have shed light on a new campaign targeting the foreign ministry of an unnamed South American nation with bespoke malware capable of granting remote access to infected hosts. The activity, detected in November 2024, has been attributed by Elastic Security Labs to a threat cluster i...

Russian Cybercrime Groups Exploiting 7-Zip Flaw to Bypass Windows MotW Protections

A recently patched security vulnerability in the 7-Zip archiver tool was exploited in the wild to deliver the SmokeLoader malware. The flaw, CVE-2025-0411 CVSS score: 7.0, allows remote attackers to circumvent mark-of-the-web MotW protections and execute arbitrary code in the context of the curre...

GamaCopy Mimics Gamaredon Tactics in Cyber Espionage Targeting Russian Entities

A previously unknown threat actor has been observed copying the tradecraft associated with the Kremlin-aligned Gamaredon hacking group in its cyber attacks targeting Russian-speaking entities. The campaign has been attributed to a threat cluster dubbed GamaCopy , which is assessed to share overla...

US Names One of the Hackers Allegedly Behind Massive Salt Typhoon Breaches

Plus: New details emerge about China’s cyber espionage against the US, the FBI remotely uninstalls malware on 4,200 US devices, and victims of the PowerSchool edtech breach reveal what hackers stole...

Russia-Linked Hackers Target Kazakhstan in Espionage Campaign with HATVIBE Malware

Russia-linked threat actors have been attributed to an ongoing cyber espionage campaign targeting Kazakhstan as part of the Kremlin's efforts to gather economic and political intelligence in Central Asia. The campaign has been assessed to be the work of an intrusion set dubbed UAC-0063 , which...

CISA: How Multinational Critical Infrastructure Corporations Protect Intellectual Property from Theft and Espionage

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RedDelta Deploys PlugX Malware to Target Mongolia and Taiwan in Espionage Campaigns

Mongolia, Taiwan, Myanmar, Vietnam, and Cambodia have been targeted by the China-nexus RedDelta threat actor to deliver a customized version of the PlugX backdoor between July 2023 and December 2024. "The group used lure documents themed around the 2024 Taiwanese presidential candidate Terry Gou,...

New EAGERBEE Variant Targets ISPs and Governments with Advanced Backdoor Capabilities

Internet service providers ISPs and governmental entities in the Middle East have been targeted using an updated variant of the EAGERBEE malware framework. The new variant of EAGERBEE aka Thumtais comes fitted with various components that allow the backdoor to deploy additional payloads, enumerat...

Three Russian-German Nationals Charged with Espionage for Russian Secret Service

German prosecutors have charged three Russian-German nationals for acting as secret service agents for Russia. The individuals, named Dieter S., Alexander J., and Alex D., have been accused of working for a foreign secret service. Dieter S. is also alleged to have participated in sabotage...

⚡ THN Weekly Recap: Top Cybersecurity Threats, Tools and Tips

The online world never takes a break, and this week shows why. From ransomware creators being caught to hackers backed by governments trying new tricks, the message is clear: cybercriminals are always changing how they attack, and we need to keep up. Hackers are using everyday tools in harmful...

Lazarus Group Spotted Targeting Nuclear Engineers with CookiePlus Malware

The Lazarus Group, an infamous threat actor linked to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea DPRK, has been observed leveraging a "complex infection chain" targeting at least two employees belonging to an unnamed nuclear-related organization within the span of one month in January 2024. The...

CISA Releases Best Practice Guidance for Mobile Communications

Today, CISA released Mobile Communications Best Practice Guidance. The guidance was crafted in response to identified cyber espionage activity by People’s Republic of China PRC government-affiliated threat actors targeting commercial telecommunications infrastructure, specifically addressing...

Bitter APT Targets Turkish Defense Sector with WmRAT and MiyaRAT Malware

A suspected South Asian cyber espionage threat group known as Bitter targeted a Turkish defense sector organization in November 2024 to deliver two C++-malware families tracked as WmRAT and MiyaRAT. "The attack chain used alternate data streams in a RAR archive to deliver a shortcut LNK file that...