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Microsoft warns of Volt Typhoon, latest salvo in global cyberwar

25 May, 2023 China, cloud, Cybersecurity, Malware, Microsoft, North Korea, Ransomware, russia, Security, Security News, threat actors 0 Comments

Image: pinkeyes/Adobe Stock Microsoft’s warning on Wednesday that the China-sponsored actor Volt Typhoon attacked U.S. infrastructure put a hard emphasis on presentations by cybersecurity and international affairs experts that a global war in cyberspace is pitting authoritarian regimes against democracies. Jump to: China’s commitment to cyberwarfare Microsoft’s notification pointed out . . . Read more

Lazarus Group Hits COVID-19 Vaccine-Maker in Espionage Attack

23 Dec, 2020 advanced persistent threat, apt, Breach, COVID-19, cyberattack, espionage, Government, Hacks, health ministry, IP theft, Lazarus Group, Malware, North Korea, pharmaceutical company, Security News, supply chain attack, vaccine, vaccine development 0 Comments

The nation-state actor is looking to speed up vaccine development efforts in North Korea. The advanced persistent threat (APT) known as Lazarus Group and other sophisticated nation-state actors are actively trying to steal COVID-19 research to speed up their countries’ vaccine-development efforts. That’s the finding from Kaspersky researchers, who found . . . Read more

Nation-State Attackers Are Actively Targeting COVID-19 Vaccine-Makers

13 Nov, 2020 advanced persistent threats, APT28, APTs, Breach, cerium, covid-19 research, Critical Infrastructure, Cyberattacks, Fancy Bear, Government, hack, Hacks, Lazarus Group, Microsoft, nation state, North Korea, pharmaceutical companies, research theft, russia, Security News, Sofacy, State sponsored, Strontium, vaccine research, vaccine-maker, Web Security, zinc 0 Comments

Three major APTs are involved in ongoing compromises at pharma and clinical organizations involved in COVID-19 research, Microsoft says. Three nation-state cyberattack groups are actively attempting to hack companies involved in COVID-19 vaccine and treatment research. Russia’s APT28 Fancy Bear, the Lazarus Group from North Korea and another North Korea-linked . . . Read more

North Korea-Backed Spy Group Poses as Reporters in Spearphishing Attacks, Feds Warn

28 Oct, 2020 active campaigns, alert, analysis, babyshark, CISA, espionage, Government, Hidden Cobra, Kimsuky, Malware, North Korea, reporters, Security News, South Korea, Spyware, Web Security 0 Comments

The Kimsuky/Hidden Cobra APT is going after the commercial sector, according to CISA. The North Korean advanced persistent threat (APT) group known as Kimsuky is actively attacking commercial-sector businesses, often by posing as South Korean reporters, according to an alert from the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Kimsuky . . . Read more

Rare Bootkit Malware Targets North Korea-Linked Diplomats

05 Oct, 2020 apt, Backdoor, Bootkit, chinese speaking, diplomats, espionage, framework, Government, Hacks, Malware, mosaicregressor, ngo, North Korea, Security News, UEFI, winniti 0 Comments

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DoJ Aims to Seize 280 Cryptocurrency Accounts Used by Hackers

28 Aug, 2020 apt, China, Cryptocurrency, cryptocurrency exchange, Cryptography, Department of Justice, Government, Hackers, Hacks, Kim Jong Un, Lazarus, Money Laundering, North Korea, Security News, U.S. Government 0 Comments

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Lazarus Group Targets Cryptocurrency Firms Via LinkedIn Messages

25 Aug, 2020 apt, Cryptocurrency, cyberattack, hack, Hacks, Lazarus Group, LinkedIn, North Korea, Phishing, phishing document, Security News, Vulnerabilities, Web Security 0 Comments

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