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The Overlapping Cyber Strategies of Transparent Tribe and SideCopy Against India

The Overlapping Cyber Strategies of Transparent Tribe and SideCopy Against India 2024-05-14 at 19:46 By neetha871ad236bd Key Takeaways Overview During the first week of May, CRIL identified a malicious website created or utilized by the SideCopy APT group, as shown in the figure below. Figure 1 – SideCopy’s malicious website Upon investigation, it was found […]

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MITRE breach details reveal attackers’ successes and failures

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MITRE breach details reveal attackers’ successes and failures 2024-05-08 at 14:16 By Zeljka Zorz MITRE has shared a timeline of the recent breach if fell victim to and has confirmed that it began earlier than previously thought: on December 31, 2023. On that day, the attackers deployed a web shell on an external-facing Ivanti Connect

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US Says North Korean Hackers Exploiting Weak DMARC Settings

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US Says North Korean Hackers Exploiting Weak DMARC Settings 2024-05-03 at 19:16 By Ionut Arghire The US government warns of a North Korean threat actor abusing weak email DMARC settings to hide spear-phishing attacks. The post US Says North Korean Hackers Exploiting Weak DMARC Settings appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from

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Threat Actor profile: SideCopy

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Threat Actor profile: SideCopy 2024-04-29 at 16:01 By rohansinhacyblecom Since early 2019, Operation SideCopy has remained active, exclusively targeting Indian defense forces and armed forces personnel. The malware modules associated with this Threat Actor are continually evolving, with updated versions released following reconnaissance of victim data. Threat Actors behind Operation SideCopy closely monitor malware detections

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Russian hackers’ custom tool exploits old Windows Print Spooler flaw (CVE-2022-38028)

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Russian hackers’ custom tool exploits old Windows Print Spooler flaw (CVE-2022-38028) 2024-04-23 at 17:01 By Zeljka Zorz For nearly four years and perhaps even longer, Forest Blizzard (aka Fancy Bear, aka APT28) has been using a custom tool that exploits a specific vulnerability in Windows Print Spooler service (CVE-2022-38028). Dubbed GooseEgg, the tool is a

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A “cascade” of errors let Chinese hackers into US government inboxes

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A “cascade” of errors let Chinese hackers into US government inboxes 2024-04-03 at 16:46 By Zeljka Zorz Microsoft still doesn’t known how Storm-0558 attackers managed to steal the Microsoft Services Account cryptographic key they used to forge authentication tokens needed to access email accounts belonging to US government officials. “The stolen 2016 MSA key in

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Zero-day exploitation surged in 2023, Google finds

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Zero-day exploitation surged in 2023, Google finds 2024-03-28 at 17:17 By Zeljka Zorz 2023 saw attackers increasingly focusing on the discovery and exploitation of zero-day vulnerabilities in third-party libraries (libvpx, ImagelO) and drivers (Mali GPU, Qualcomm Adreno GPU), as they can affect multiple products and effectively offer more possibilities for attack. Another interesting conclusion from

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Cyberespionage Campaign Targets Government, Energy Entities in India

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Cyberespionage Campaign Targets Government, Energy Entities in India 2024-03-28 at 17:17 By Ionut Arghire Threat intelligence firm EclecticIQ documents the delivery of malware phishing lures to government and private energy organizations in India. The post Cyberespionage Campaign Targets Government, Energy Entities in India appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS

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Five Eyes Agencies Issue New Alert on Chinese APT Volt Typhoon

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Five Eyes Agencies Issue New Alert on Chinese APT Volt Typhoon 2024-03-20 at 15:01 By Ionut Arghire Government agencies in the Five Eyes countries warn critical infrastructure entities of Chinese state-sponsored hacking group Volt Typhoon. The post Five Eyes Agencies Issue New Alert on Chinese APT Volt Typhoon appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is

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Microsoft: Russian hackers accessed internal systems, code repositories

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Microsoft: Russian hackers accessed internal systems, code repositories 2024-03-11 at 14:14 By Zeljka Zorz Midnight Blizzard (aka APT29), a group of Russian hackers tied to the country’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), has leveraged information stolen from Microsoft corporate email systems to burrow into the company’s source code repositories and internal systems. “It is apparent that

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New Open Source Tool Hunts for APT Activity in the Cloud

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New Open Source Tool Hunts for APT Activity in the Cloud 2024-03-11 at 12:47 By Ionut Arghire The CloudGrappler open source tool can detect the presence of known threat actors in cloud environments. The post New Open Source Tool Hunts for APT Activity in the Cloud appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt

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Microsoft Says Russian Gov Hackers Stole Source Code After Spying on Executive Emails

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Microsoft Says Russian Gov Hackers Stole Source Code After Spying on Executive Emails 2024-03-08 at 21:34 By Ryan Naraine Microsoft says the Midnight Blizzard APT group may still be poking around its internal network after stealing source code, spying on emails. The post Microsoft Says Russian Gov Hackers Stole Source Code After Spying on Executive

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Cybercriminals harness AI for new era of malware development

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Cybercriminals harness AI for new era of malware development 2024-03-01 at 08:31 By Help Net Security The alliance between ransomware groups and initial access brokers (IABs) is still the powerful engine for cybercriminal industry, as evidenced by the 74% year-on-year increase in the number of companies that had their data uploaded on dedicated leak sites

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JCDC’s strategic shift: Prioritizing cyber hardening

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JCDC’s strategic shift: Prioritizing cyber hardening 2024-03-01 at 08:01 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Geoffrey Mattson, CEO of Xage Security, discusses the evolution of the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC) since its 2021 inception and tackles its 2024 strategic priorities in response to escalating cyber threats. He elaborates on JCDC’s strategies

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APT29 revamps its techniques to breach cloud environments

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APT29 revamps its techniques to breach cloud environments 2024-02-27 at 14:16 By Helga Labus Russian threat actors APT29 are changing their techniques and expanding their targets to access cloud environments, members of the Five Eyes intelligence alliance have warned. About APT29 APT29 (aka Midnight Blizzard, aka Cozy Bear) is a cyber espionage group believed to

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How are state-sponsored threat actors leveraging AI?

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How are state-sponsored threat actors leveraging AI? 2024-02-14 at 18:31 By Helga Labus Microsoft and OpenAI have identified attempts by various state-affiliated threat actors to use large language models (LLMs) to enhance their cyber operations. Threat actors use LLMs for various tasks Just as defenders do, threat actors are leveraging AI (more specifically: LLMs) to

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Microsoft patches two zero-days exploited by attackers (CVE-2024-21412, CVE-2024-21351)

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Microsoft patches two zero-days exploited by attackers (CVE-2024-21412, CVE-2024-21351) 2024-02-13 at 22:01 By Zeljka Zorz On February 2024 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has delivered fixes for 72 CVE-numbered vulnerabilities, including two zero-days (CVE-2024-21412, CVE-2024-21351) that are being leveraged by attackers in the wild. About CVE-2024-21412 and CVE-2024-21351 CVE-2024-21412 allows attackers to bypass the Microsoft Defender SmartScreen

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Russian hackers breached Microsoft, HPE corporate maliboxes

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Russian hackers breached Microsoft, HPE corporate maliboxes 2024-01-25 at 15:31 By Helga Labus Cozy Bear (aka Midnight Blizzard, aka APT29) has been busy hacking and spying on big tech companies: both Microsoft and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) have recently disclosed successful attack campaigns by the Russia-affiliated APT group. The Microsoft breach Last Friday, Microsoft revealed

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1,700 Ivanti VPN devices compromised. Are yours among them?

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1,700 Ivanti VPN devices compromised. Are yours among them? 2024-01-16 at 17:16 By Zeljka Zorz Over 1,700 Ivanti Connect Secure VPN devices worldwide have been compromised by attackers exploiting two zero-days with no patches currently available. “Additional threat actors beyond UTA0178 appear to now have access to the exploit and are actively trying to exploit

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Ivanti Connect Secure zero-days exploited by attackers (CVE-2023-46805, CVE-2024-21887)

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Ivanti Connect Secure zero-days exploited by attackers (CVE-2023-46805, CVE-2024-21887) 2024-01-11 at 13:46 By Zeljka Zorz Two zero-day vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-46805, CVE-2024-21887) in Ivanti Connect Secure VPN devices are under active exploitation by unknown attackers, Volexity researchers have discovered. Patches for these flaws are currently unavailable, but the risk of exploitation can be mitigated by importing mitigation.release.20240107.1.xml

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