cyber espionage
Top-level cyber espionage group uncovered after years of stealthy attacks
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 …
Kazakhstan govt targeted journalists, political activists with spyware
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 compromised Telegram accounts, identified 15 million users’ phone numbers
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 …
Researchers discover 110 snooping Tor nodes
In a period spanning 72 days, two researchers from Northeastern University have discovered at least 110 “misbehaving” and potentially malicious hidden services …
Cyber espionage group uses low profile tools to hunt high profile targets
Kaspersky Lab researchers investigated a threat actor that was undertaking aggressive cyber espionage activity in the Asian region, targeting multiple diplomatic and …
Keydnap malware opens backdoor, goes after passwords in OS X keychain
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 …
Russian hackers spied on US Democrats’ chats and emails for a year
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, …
US-bound travelers looking for a visa might get a RAT instead
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 APT targets members of Angela Merkel’s party
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 …
Jaku botnet hides targeted attacks within generic botnet noise
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 …
Hackers breaching law firms for insider trading info
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. …
New alerts for Gmail users targeted by state-sponsored attackers
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 …