Mar 08, 2023Ravie LakshmananAdvanced Persistent Threat High-profile government entities in Southeast Asia are the target of a cyber espionage campaign undertaken by a Chinese threat actor known as Sharp Panda since late last year. The intrusions are characterized by the use of a new version of the Soul modular framework, marking a departure from the group's attack chains … [Read more...] about Sharp Panda Using New Soul Framework Version to Target Southeast Asian Governments
Governments
How governments can generate mainframe savings and delight users by “freeing their data”
Governments around the globe are looking for ways to balance books while also answering the call to improve citizen engagement and trust through enhanced digital service delivery. But how can they achieve both? A proven way to quickly reduce cost and increase customer experience is to add an application speed layer between user-facing systems and mainframe applications. Using … [Read more...] about How governments can generate mainframe savings and delight users by “freeing their data”
Worok Hackers Target High-Profile Asian Companies and Governments
High-profile companies and local governments located primarily in Asia are the subjects of targeted attacks by a previously undocumented espionage group dubbed Worok that has been active since late 2020. "Worok's toolset includes a C++ loader CLRLoad, a PowerShell backdoor PowHeartBeat, and a C# loader PNGLoad that uses steganography to extract hidden malicious payloads from … [Read more...] about Worok Hackers Target High-Profile Asian Companies and Governments
Researchers Detail How Pakistani Hackers Targeting Indian and Afghan Governments
A Pakistani threat actor successfully socially engineered a number of ministries in Afghanistan and a shared government computer in India to steal sensitive Google, Twitter, and Facebook credentials from its targets and stealthily obtain access to government portals. Malwarebytes' latest findings go into detail about the new tactics and tools adopted by the APT group known as … [Read more...] about Researchers Detail How Pakistani Hackers Targeting Indian and Afghan Governments
CrowdStrike Strengthens the U.S. Government’s Security Posture
The United States and like-minded nations face unprecedented threats from today’s adversaries. Continuous cyberattacks on critical infrastructure, supply chains, government agencies and more present significant ongoing threats to national security, and the critical services millions of citizens rely on every day. At CrowdStrike, we are on a mission to stop breaches and rise to … [Read more...] about CrowdStrike Strengthens the U.S. Government’s Security Posture
Israeli Firm Helped Governments Target Journalists, Activists with 0-Days and Spyware
Two of the zero-day Windows flaws patched by Microsoft as part of its Patch Tuesday update earlier this week were weaponized by an Israel-based company called Candiru in a series of "precision attacks" to hack more than 100 journalists, academics, activists, and political dissidents globally. The spyware vendor was also formally identified as the commercial surveillance company … [Read more...] about Israeli Firm Helped Governments Target Journalists, Activists with 0-Days and Spyware
Molerats Hackers Return With New Attacks Targeting Middle Eastern Governments
A Middle Eastern advanced persistent threat (APT) group has resurfaced after a two-month hiatus to target government institutions in the Middle East and global government entities associated with geopolitics in the region in a rash of new campaigns observed earlier this month. Sunnyvale-based enterprise security firm Proofpoint attributed the activity to a politically motivated … [Read more...] about Molerats Hackers Return With New Attacks Targeting Middle Eastern Governments
LuckyMouse Hackers Target Banks, Companies and Governments in 2020
An adversary known for its watering hole attacks against government entities has been linked to a slew of newly detected intrusions targeting various organizations in Central Asia and the Middle East. The malicious activity, collectively named "EmissarySoldier," has been attributed to a threat actor called LuckyMouse, and is said to have happened in 2020 with the goal of … [Read more...] about LuckyMouse Hackers Target Banks, Companies and Governments in 2020
A Look Into Continuous Efforts By Chinese Hackers to Target Foreign Governments
Phishing is still one of the widely used strategies by cybercriminals and espionage groups to gain an initial foothold on the targeted systems.Though hacking someone with phishing attacks was easy a decade ago, the evolution of threat detection technologies and cyber awareness among people has slowed down the success of phishing and social engineering attacks over the … [Read more...] about A Look Into Continuous Efforts By Chinese Hackers to Target Foreign Governments
Hacker Breaks Into French Government’s New Secure Messaging App
A white-hat hacker found a way to get into the French government's newly launched, secure encrypted messaging app that otherwise can only be accessed by officials and politicians with email accounts associated with the government identities.Dubbed "Tchap," the end-to-end encrypted, open source messaging app has been created by the French government with an aim to keep their … [Read more...] about Hacker Breaks Into French Government’s New Secure Messaging App