Tag: state-sponsored cyber activities
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Unit 42: Threat Brief: Escalation of Cyber Risk Related to Iran
Source URL: https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/iranian-cyberattacks-2025/ Source: Unit 42 Title: Threat Brief: Escalation of Cyber Risk Related to Iran Feedly Summary: Unit 42 details recent Iranian cyberattack activity, sharing direct observations. Tactical and strategic recommendations are provided for defenders. The post Threat Brief: Escalation of Cyber Risk Related to Iran appeared first on Unit 42. AI Summary and…
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The Register: China is using AI to sharpen every link in its attack chain, FBI warns
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/29/fbi_china_ai/ Source: The Register Title: China is using AI to sharpen every link in its attack chain, FBI warns Feedly Summary: Artificial intelligence is helping Beijing’s goons break in faster and stay longer RSAC The biggest threat to US critical infrastructure, according to FBI Deputy Assistant Director Cynthia Kaiser, can be summed up…
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Slashdot: China Outs US Hackers for Attack, a New Frontier in Spy Games
Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/04/15/2012216/china-outs-us-hackers-for-attack-a-new-frontier-in-spy-games Source: Slashdot Title: China Outs US Hackers for Attack, a New Frontier in Spy Games Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a significant escalation in cyber tensions between the US and China, with China publicly naming alleged NSA hackers who targeted the Asian Winter Games. This marks…
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Cisco Talos Blog: UAT-5918 targets critical infrastructure entities in Taiwan
Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/uat-5918-targets-critical-infra-in-taiwan/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: UAT-5918 targets critical infrastructure entities in Taiwan Feedly Summary: UAT-5918, a threat actor believed to be motivated by establishing long-term access for information theft, uses a combination of web shells and open-sourced tooling to conduct post-compromise activities to establish persistence in victim environments for information theft and…
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The Register: Malware variants that target operational tech systems are very rare – but 2 were found last year
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/25/new_ics_malware_dragos/ Source: The Register Title: Malware variants that target operational tech systems are very rare – but 2 were found last year Feedly Summary: Fuxnet and FrostyGoop were both used in the Russia-Ukraine war Two new malware variants specifically designed to disrupt critical industrial processes were set loose on operational technology networks last…
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The Register: Mysterious Palo Alto firewall reboots? You’re not alone
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/13/palo_alto_firewall/ Source: The Register Title: Mysterious Palo Alto firewall reboots? You’re not alone Feedly Summary: Limited-edition hotfix to get wider release before end of month Administrators of Palo Alto Networks’ firewalls have complained the equipment falls over unexpectedly, and while a fix has bee prepared, it’s not yet generally available.… AI Summary and…
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The Register: Russia’s Star Blizzard phishing crew caught targeting WhatsApp accounts
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/16/russia_star_blizzard_whatsapp/ Source: The Register Title: Russia’s Star Blizzard phishing crew caught targeting WhatsApp accounts Feedly Summary: FSB cyberspies venture into a new app for espionage, Microsoft says Star Blizzard, a prolific phishing crew backed by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), conducted a new campaign aiming to compromise WhatsApp accounts and gain access…