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Russian Cyberspies Target Foreign Embassies in Moscow via AitM Attacks: Microsoft

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Russian Cyberspies Target Foreign Embassies in Moscow via AitM Attacks: Microsoft 2025-08-01 at 15:31 By Ionut Arghire Russian state-sponsored APT Secret Blizzard has used ISP-level AitM attacks to infect diplomatic devices with malware. The post Russian Cyberspies Target Foreign Embassies in Moscow via AitM Attacks: Microsoft appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt […]

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UK Sanctions Russian Hackers Tied to Assassination Attempts

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UK Sanctions Russian Hackers Tied to Assassination Attempts 2025-07-22 at 13:34 By Ionut Arghire The UK government has sanctioned three Russian APTs and 18 individuals for their involvement in cyber operations against Ukraine, NATO allies, and EU. The post UK Sanctions Russian Hackers Tied to Assassination Attempts appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an

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Chinese Hackers Target Chinese Users With RAT, Rootkit

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Chinese Hackers Target Chinese Users With RAT, Rootkit 2025-06-27 at 13:02 By Ionut Arghire China-linked Silver Fox hacking group is targeting Chinese users with fake installers carrying a RAT and a rootkit. The post Chinese Hackers Target Chinese Users With RAT, Rootkit appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original

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Chinese APT Hacking Routers to Build Espionage Infrastructure

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Chinese APT Hacking Routers to Build Espionage Infrastructure 2025-06-24 at 13:15 By Ionut Arghire A Chinese APT has been infecting SOHO routers with the ShortLeash backdoor to build stealthy espionage infrastructure. The post Chinese APT Hacking Routers to Build Espionage Infrastructure appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Fog Ransomware Attack Employs Unusual Tools

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Fog Ransomware Attack Employs Unusual Tools 2025-06-13 at 13:20 By Ionut Arghire Multiple legitimate, unusual tools were used in a Fog ransomware attack, including one employed by Chinese hacking group APT41. The post Fog Ransomware Attack Employs Unusual Tools appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source React to

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Microsoft, CrowdStrike Lead Effort to Map Threat Actor Names

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Microsoft, CrowdStrike Lead Effort to Map Threat Actor Names 2025-06-03 at 11:33 By Eduard Kovacs Microsoft and CrowdStrike are running a project that aims to align threat actor names, and Google and Palo Alto Networks will also contribute. The post Microsoft, CrowdStrike Lead Effort to Map Threat Actor Names appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article

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Russia-linked hackers target webmail servers in Ukraine-related espionage operation

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Russia-linked hackers target webmail servers in Ukraine-related espionage operation 2025-05-15 at 12:01 By Help Net Security ESET researchers have uncovered RoundPress, a Russia-aligned espionage operation targeting webmail servers via XSS vulnerabilities. Behind it is most likely the Russia-aligned Sednit (also known as Fancy Bear or APT28) cyberespionage group, holding the ultimate goal of stealing confidential

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Windows NTLM vulnerability exploited in multiple attack campaigns (CVE-2025-24054)

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Windows NTLM vulnerability exploited in multiple attack campaigns (CVE-2025-24054) 2025-04-17 at 16:52 By Zeljka Zorz CVE-2025-24054, a Windows NTLM hash disclosure vulnerability that Microsoft has issued patches for last month, has been leveraged by threat actors in campaigns targeting government and private institutions in Poland and Romania. “Active exploitation in the wild has been observed

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Chinese APT Mustang Panda Updates, Expands Arsenal

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Chinese APT Mustang Panda Updates, Expands Arsenal 2025-04-17 at 14:05 By Ionut Arghire The Chinese state-sponsored group Mustang Panda has used new and updated malicious tools in a recent attack. The post Chinese APT Mustang Panda Updates, Expands Arsenal appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source React to

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Apple plugs zero-days holes used in targeted iPhone attacks (CVE-2025-31200, CVE-2025-31201)

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Apple plugs zero-days holes used in targeted iPhone attacks (CVE-2025-31200, CVE-2025-31201) 2025-04-17 at 12:02 By Zeljka Zorz Apple has released emergency security updates for iOS/iPadOS, macOS, tvOS and visionOS that fix two zero-day vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-31200, CVE-2025-31201) that have been exploited “in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals on iOS.” CVE-2025-31200 and CVE-2025-31201 CVE-2025-31200

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China-linked FamousSparrow APT group resurfaces with enhanced capabilities

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China-linked FamousSparrow APT group resurfaces with enhanced capabilities 2025-03-26 at 17:02 By Help Net Security ESET investigated suspicious activity on the network of a trade group in the United States that operates in the financial sector. While helping the affected entity remediate the compromise, they made an unexpected discovery in the victim’s system: malicious tools

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Google fixes exploited Chrome sandbox bypass zero-day (CVE-2025-2783)

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Google fixes exploited Chrome sandbox bypass zero-day (CVE-2025-2783) 2025-03-26 at 13:08 By Zeljka Zorz Google is in the process of rolling out Chrome v134.0.6998.178 to Windows users to fix CVE-2025-2783, a zero-day vulnerability that allowed attackers to to bypass Chrome sandbox protections. The vulnerability was flagged by Kaspersky researchers, who discovered it being exploited by

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Chinese APT Weaver Ant Targeting Telecom Providers in Asia

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Chinese APT Weaver Ant Targeting Telecom Providers in Asia 2025-03-25 at 13:54 By Ionut Arghire Weaver Ant, a cyberespionage-focused APT operating out of China, is targeting telecom providers for persistent access. The post Chinese APT Weaver Ant Targeting Telecom Providers in Asia appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original

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Chinese I-Soon Hackers Hit 7 Organizations in Operation FishMedley

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Chinese I-Soon Hackers Hit 7 Organizations in Operation FishMedley 2025-03-21 at 14:16 By Ionut Arghire The FishMonger APT group, a subdivision of Chinese cybersecurity firm I-Soon, compromised seven organizations in a 2022 campaign. The post Chinese I-Soon Hackers Hit 7 Organizations in Operation FishMedley appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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APTs have been using zero-day Windows shortcut exploit for eight years (ZDI-CAN-25373)

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APTs have been using zero-day Windows shortcut exploit for eight years (ZDI-CAN-25373) 2025-03-19 at 16:00 By Zeljka Zorz State-sponsored threat actors and cybercrime groups from North Korea, Iran, Russia, and China have been exploiting a zero-day Windows vulnerability with no fix in sight for the last eight years, researchers with Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative

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11 State-Sponsored APTs Exploiting LNK Files for Espionage, Data Theft

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11 State-Sponsored APTs Exploiting LNK Files for Espionage, Data Theft 2025-03-18 at 16:02 By Eduard Kovacs ZDI has uncovered 1,000 malicious .lnk files used by state-sponsored and cybercrime threat actors to execute malicious commands. The post 11 State-Sponsored APTs Exploiting LNK Files for Espionage, Data Theft appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt

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North Korean Hackers Distributed Android Spyware via Google Play

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North Korean Hackers Distributed Android Spyware via Google Play 2025-03-13 at 15:01 By Eduard Kovacs The North Korea-linked APT37 has been observed targeting Android users with spyware distributed via Google Play. The post North Korean Hackers Distributed Android Spyware via Google Play appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original

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1,600 Victims Hit by South American APT’s Malware

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1,600 Victims Hit by South American APT’s Malware 2025-03-11 at 14:08 By Ionut Arghire South American cyberespionage group Blind Eagle has infected over 1,600 organizations in Colombia in a recent campaign. The post 1,600 Victims Hit by South American APT’s Malware appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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China-based Silver Fox spoofs healthcare app to deliver malware

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China-based Silver Fox spoofs healthcare app to deliver malware 2025-02-25 at 18:33 By Zeljka Zorz Silver Fox, a China-based threat actor that may or may not be backed by the Chinese government, has been delivering the ValleyRAT backdoor to unsuspecting users by disguising the malware as legitimate healthcare app (the Philips DICOM viewer), a Windows

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