Indian Hack-for-Hire Group Targeted U.S., China, and More for Over 10 Years

An Indian hack-for-hire group targeted the U.S., China, Myanmar, Pakistan, Kuwait, and other countries as part of a wide-ranging espionage, surveillance, and disruptive operation for over a decade. Indian security firm under scrutiny, according to an in-depth analysis from SentinelOne, began as a...

Spyware in India

Apple has warned leaders of the opposition government in India that their phones are being spied on: Multiple top leaders of India’s opposition parties and several journalists have received a notification from Apple, saying that "Apple believes you are being targeted by state-sponsored attackers...

Attacks, Vulnerabilities and Actors 16 October to 22 October 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, a total of twenty-three attacks were executed, ten vulnerabilities were discovered, and five active adversaries were...

Multiple State-Sponsored Groups Exploit WinRAR Vulnerability in Phishing Attacks

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary A series of phishing attacks linked to a Russian state-sponsored group, leveraging a WinRAR vulnerability to steal data, including browser credentials via PowerShell commands and exfiltrating it through ...

A hack in hand is worth two in the bush

The ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas has also extended into the digital domain. The involvement of hackers highlights the evolving nature of warfare in the 21st century, where traditional military operations are complemented by sophisticated cyber tactics, and where the boundaries betwee...

TAG-74’s Multi-Year Campaign Targets South Korean Organizations

Threat Level Actor Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary TAG-74 is a state-sponsored cyber-espionage group that has been attributed to Chinese military intelligence. This threat actor has been involved in a multi-year campaign primarily targeting organizations ...

Qualys Survey of Top 10 Exploited Vulnerabilities in 2023

The Qualys Threat Research Unit TRU has thoroughly analyzed vulnerabilities reported in 2023. Our comprehensive study assesses factors including weaponization status, existence in the CISA KEV, instances or usage of malware and ransomware, trending vulnerabilities, various scoring metrics, and...

Russian Journalist's iPhone Compromised by NSO Group's Zero-Click Spyware

The iPhone belonging to Galina Timchenko, a prominent Russian journalist and critic of the government, was compromised with NSO Group's Pegasus spyware, a new collaborative investigation from Access Now and the Citizen Lab has revealed. The infiltration is said to have happened on or around...

Lazarus Group exploits ManageEngine vulnerability to deploy QuiteRAT

Cisco Talos discovered the North Korean state-sponsored actor Lazarus Group targeting internet backbone infrastructure and healthcare entities in Europe and the United States. This is the third documented campaign attributed to this actor in less than a year, with the actor reusing the same...

Rapid7’s Mid-Year Threat Review

It will come as little surprise to most people that cyber threats in 2023 have been rather prolific. From widely exploited vulnerabilities to high-profile ransomware and extortion campaigns, the first half of the year has seen more than its fair share of large-scale incidents. Rapid7’s 2023...

The many vulnerabilities Talos discovered in SOHO and industrial wireless routers post-VPNFilter

Since the discovery of the widespread VPNFilter malware in 2018, Cisco Talos researchers have been researching vulnerabilities in small and home office SOHO and industrial routers. During that research, Talos has worked with vendors to report and mitigate these vulnerabilities, totaling 141...

North Korean State-Sponsored Hackers Suspected in JumpCloud Supply Chain Attack

An analysis of the indicators of compromise IoCs associated with the JumpCloud hack has uncovered evidence pointing to the involvement of North Korean state-sponsored groups, in a style that's reminiscent of the supply chain attack targeting 3CX. The findings come from SentinelOne, which mapped o...

CERT-UA Uncovers Gamaredon's Rapid Data Exfiltration Tactics Following Initial Compromise

The Russia-linked threat actor known as Gamaredon has been observed conducting data exfiltration activities within an hour of the initial compromise. "As a vector of primary compromise, for the most part, emails and messages in messengers Telegram, WhatsApp, Signal are used, in most cases, using...

The Japanese Financial Services Attack Landscape

Recently, we released a major report analyzing the threat landscape of Japan, the globe’s third largest economy. In that report we looked at the ways in which threat actors infiltrate Japanese companies spoiler alert: it is often through foreign subsidiaries and affiliates and some of the most...

The Japanese Automotive Industry Attack Landscape

Recently, we released a major report analyzing the threat landscape of Japan, the globe’s third largest economy. In that report we looked at the ways in which threat actors infiltrate Japanese companies spoiler alert: it is often through foreign subsidiaries and affiliates and some of the most...

From MuddyC3 to PhonyC2: Iran's MuddyWater Evolves with a New Cyber Weapon

The Iranian state-sponsored group dubbed MuddyWater has been attributed to a previously unseen command-and-control C2 framework called PhonyC2 that's been put to use by the actor since 2021. Evidence shows that the custom made, actively developed framework has been leveraged in the February 2023...

The Japanese Threat Landscape: A Report on Cyber Threats in the Third Largest Economy on Earth

The Japanese economy is massive, global, and varied. It is also a major target for cyber threat actors. As a hub for automotive, manufacturing, technology, and financial services, Japanese companies and organizations face significant cyber risk. There is nonetheless relatively little...

Black Basta ransomware

What is Black Basta ransomware? Black Basta is a threat group that provides ransomware-as-a-service RaaS. The service is maintained by dedicated developers and is a highly efficient and professionally run operation; theres a TOR website that provides a victim login portal, a chat room, and a wall...

Chinese Hacker Group 'Flea' Targets American Ministries with Graphican Backdoor

Foreign affairs ministries in the Americas have been targeted by a Chinese state-sponsored actor named Flea as part of a recent campaign that spanned from late 2022 to early 2023. The cyber attacks, per Broadcom's Symantec, involved a new backdoor codenamed Graphican. Some of the other targets...

Chinese Hacker Group 'Flea' Targets American Ministries with Graphican Backdoor

Foreign affairs ministries in the Americas have been targeted by a Chinese state-sponsored actor named Flea as part of a recent campaign that spanned from late 2022 to early 2023. The cyber attacks, per Broadcom's Symantec, involved a new backdoor codenamed Graphican. Some of the other targets...