China-Linked Bronze Starlight Group Targeting Gambling Sector with Cobalt Strike Beacons
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Aug 17, 2023THNCyber Attack / Malware
An ongoing cyber attack campaign originating from China is targeting the Southeast Asian gambling sector to deploy Cobalt Strike beacons on compromised systems....
Researchers Uncover Years-Long Cyber Espionage on Foreign Embassies in Belarus
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A hitherto undocumented threat actor operating for nearly a decade and codenamed MoustachedBouncer has been attributed to cyber espionage attacks aimed at foreign embassies in Belarus.
"Since 2020, MoustachedBouncer...
Cybercriminals Increasingly Using EvilProxy Phishing Kit to Target Executives
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Threat actors are increasingly using a phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) toolkit dubbed EvilProxy to pull off account takeover attacks aimed at high-ranking executives at prominent companies.
According to Proofpoint, an ongoing...
New Attack Alert: Freeze[.]rs Injector Weaponized for XWorm Malware Attacks
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Aug 10, 2023THNMalware / Cyber Threat
Malicious actors are using a legitimate Rust-based injector called Freezers to deploy a commodity malware called XWorm in victim environments.
The novel attack chain,...
U.K. Electoral Commission Breach Exposes Voter Data of 40 Million Britons
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Aug 09, 2023THNData Breach / Cyber Attack
The U.K. Electoral Commission on Tuesday disclosed a "complex" cyber attack on its systems that went undetected for over a year, allowing...
China-Linked Hackers Strike Worldwide: 17 Nations Hit in 3-Year Cyber Campaign
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Aug 09, 2023THNCyber Espionage / Cyber Attacks
Hackers associated with China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) have been linked to attacks in 17 different countries in Asia, Europe, and...
“Mysterious Team Bangladesh” Targeting India with DDoS Attacks and Data Breaches
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Aug 03, 2023THNCyber Attack / Data Safety
A hacktivist group known as Mysterious Team Bangladesh has been linked to over 750 distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks and 78 website defacements...
China’s APT31 Suspected in Attacks on Air-Gapped Systems in Eastern Europe
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Aug 01, 2023THNCyber Attack / Data Safety
A nation-state actor with links to China is suspected of being behind a series of attacks against industrial organizations in Eastern Europe...
Researchers Expose Space Pirates’ Cyber Campaign Across Russia and Serbia
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Aug 01, 2023THNCyber Attack / Malware
The threat actor known as Space Pirates has been linked to attacks against at least 16 organizations in Russia and Serbia over the...
Patchwork Hackers Target Chinese Research Organizations Using EyeShell Backdoor
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Jul 31, 2023THNCyber Espionage / Malware
Threat actors associated with the hacking crew known as Patchwork have been spotted targeting universities and research organizations in China as part of...
