cyber espionage

Symantec and Kaspersky Lab researchers have uncovered another espionage group that is likely backed by a nation-state. The former have dubbed the threat actor Strider, wile …

Journalists and political activists critical of Kazakhstan’s authoritarian government, along with their family members, lawyers, and associates, have been targets of an online …

Hackers have managed to compromise over a dozen Telegram accounts belonging to Iranian political activists and identify phone numbers tied to 15 million Iranian Telegram …

In a period spanning 72 days, two researchers from Northeastern University have discovered at least 110 “misbehaving” and potentially malicious hidden services …

Kaspersky Lab researchers investigated a threat actor that was undertaking aggressive cyber espionage activity in the Asian region, targeting multiple diplomatic and …

ESET researchers have revealed the existence of another new piece of malware aimed at Mac machines and users: Keydnap. Keydnap has the ability to steal passwords and keys …

Two separate hacker groups have breached the servers and compromised the computer network of the US Democratic National Committee (DNC), and have been reading emails, chats, …

F-Secure researchers have discovered that travelers who applied for a US Visa in Switzerland have recently been targeted by cyber-criminals wielding the latest version of the …

Pawn Storm, one of the oldest APTs engaging in cyber espionage, has been spotted targeting members of the German Christian Democratic Union (CDU), the political party of …

Botnets are usually created by cyber criminals that use them to launch DDoS attacks, deliver spam, effect click fraud. The recently discovered Jaku botnet can effectively do …

Two of the most prestigious law firms in the US, best known for their financial services and corporate practices, have had their computer networks compromised by hackers. …

Since 2012, Google has been warning Gmail users when they have been targeted by state-sponsored attackers, but now the alert will be even more visible (and therefore less …