Actors, Threats and Vulnerabilities 24 to 30 April 2023

For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Summary HiveForce Labs recently made several significant discoveries related to cybersecurity threats. Over the past week, they identified a total of eight attacks that were executed. These attacks were taking advantage of three different...

New PingPull Malware Variant Targets Linux Systems

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary The PingPull malware variant that targets Linux systems is linked to Alloy Taurus, and it communicates with a domain over HTTPS to receive encrypted commands for executing specific functions. To receive...

Chinese Hackers Spotted Using Linux Variant of PingPull in Targeted Cyberattacks

The Chinese nation-state group dubbed Alloy Taurus is using a Linux variant of a backdoor called PingPull as well as a new undocumented tool codenamed Sword2033. That's according to findings from Palo Alto Networks Unit 42, which discovered recent malicious cyber activity carried out by the group...

Chinese Hackers Spotted Using Linux Variant of PingPull in Targeted Cyberattacks

The Chinese nation-state group dubbed Alloy Taurus is using a Linux variant of a backdoor called PingPull as well as a new undocumented tool codenamed Sword2033. That's according to findings from Palo Alto Networks Unit 42, which discovered recent malicious cyber activity carried out by the group...

Operation Soft Cell: Chinese Hackers Breach Middle East Telecom Providers

Telecommunication providers in the Middle East are the subject of new cyber attacks that commenced in the first quarter of 2023. The intrusion set has been attributed to a Chinese cyber espionage actor associated with a long-running campaign dubbed Operation Soft Cell based on tooling overlaps...

Operation Soft Cell: Chinese Hackers Breach Middle East Telecom Providers

Telecommunication providers in the Middle East are the subject of new cyber attacks that commenced in the first quarter of 2023. The intrusion set has been attributed to a Chinese cyber espionage actor associated with a long-running campaign dubbed Operation Soft Cell based on tooling overlaps...

GALLIUM targets Telecommunications sector using new PingPull tool

Threat Level Actor Report For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here Summary A new, difficult-to-detect remote access trojan known as PingPull has been discovered and is used by GALLIUM also known as Softcell, an APT group. They have expanded by targeting telecommunications, finance and...

Chinese 'Gallium' Hackers Using New PingPull Malware in Cyberespionage Attacks

A Chinese advanced persistent threat APT known as Gallium has been observed using a previously undocumented remote access trojan in its espionage attacks targeting companies operating in Southeast Asia, Europe, and Africa. Called PingPull, the "difficult-to-detect" backdoor is notable for its use...