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Chinese APT Exploits BeyondTrust API Key to Access U.S. Treasury Systems and Documents
2024-12-31 05:42

The United States Treasury Department said it suffered a "major cybersecurity incident" that allowed suspected Chinese threat actors to remotely access some computers and unclassified documents. ...

Bitter APT Targets Turkish Defense Sector with WmRAT and MiyaRAT Malware
2024-12-17 11:07

A suspected South Asian cyber espionage threat group known as Bitter targeted a Turkish defense sector organization in November 2024 to deliver two C++-malware families tracked as WmRAT and...

The Mask APT Resurfaces with Sophisticated Multi-Platform Malware Arsenal
2024-12-17 06:55

A little-known cyber espionage actor known as The Mask has been linked to a new set of attacks targeting an unnamed organization in Latin America twice in 2019 and 2022. "The Mask APT is a...

Researchers Uncover Espionage Tactics of China-Based APT Groups in Southeast Asia
2024-12-11 11:00

A suspected China-based threat actor has been linked to a series of cyber attacks targeting high-profile organizations in Southeast Asia since at least October 2023. The espionage campaign...

APT-C-60 Hackers Exploit StatCounter and Bitbucket in SpyGlace Malware Campaign
2024-11-27 11:14

The threat actor known as APT-C-60 has been linked to a cyber attack targeting an unnamed organization in Japan that used a job application-themed lure to deliver the SpyGlace backdoor. That's...

APT-K-47 Uses Hajj-Themed Lures to Deliver Advanced Asyncshell Malware
2024-11-22 16:59

The threat actor known as Mysterious Elephant has been observed using an advanced version of malware called Asynshell. The attack campaign is said to have used Hajj-themed lures to trick victims...

Chinese APT Gelsemium Targets Linux Systems with New WolfsBane Backdoor
2024-11-21 15:50

The China-aligned advanced persistent threat (APT) actor known as Gelsemium has been observed using a new Linux backdoor dubbed WolfsBane as part of cyber attacks likely targeting East and...

SideWinder APT Strikes Middle East and Africa With Stealthy Multi-Stage Attack
2024-10-17 10:15

An advanced persistent threat (APT) actor with suspected ties to India has sprung forth with a flurry of attacks against high-profile entities and strategic infrastructures in the Middle East and...

GoldenJackal APT group breaches air-gapped systems in Europe
2024-10-09 04:00

ESET researchers have discovered a series of attacks that took place in Europe from May 2022 to March 2024, where the attackers used a toolset capable of targeting air-gapped systems, in a...

Private US companies targeted by Stonefly APT
2024-10-03 10:49

Undeterred by the indictment issued against one of its alleged members, North Korean APT group Stonefly (aka APT45) continues to target companies in the US, Symantec threat analysts warned. About...