Security News

Platinum APT Group Abuses Windows Hotpatching (Threatpost)
2016-04-27 14:28

Microsoft disclosed details on the Platinum APT group and its arsenal of backdoors, keyloggers and its abuse of Windows hotpatching to load malicious code on compromised computers.

Poseidon APT Group Identified As First Portuguese-Speaking Campaign (Threatpost)
2016-02-09 09:30

Today at the Kaspersky Lab Security Analyst Summit, researchers disclosed details on the Poseidon APT group, a group of hackers who blackmail targets into a fake business relationship where they...

BlackEnergy APT Group Spreading Malware via Tainted Word Docs (Threatpost)
2016-01-28 12:00

Attackers have begun using rigged Microsoft Word documents propagated via spearphishing emails to spread the BlackEnergy Trojan.

Naikon APT Group Tied to China’s PLA Unit 78020 (Threatpost)
2015-09-24 17:37

As China president Xi Jinping visits the U.S., a new report surfaces tying cyberespionage activities against U.S. interests in the South China Sea to China's PLA Unit 78020.

Turla APT Group Abusing Satellite Internet Links (Threatpost)
2015-09-09 13:00

Researchers at Kaspersky Lab have revealed that the Turla APT gang is using satellite-based Internet links to hide command-and-control activities.

APT Group Gets Selective About Data it Steals (Threatpost)
2015-08-05 19:00

Dell SecureWorks researchers today at Black Hat released a new report on Emissary Panda, or TG-3390, a China-sponsored APT gang that has refined the types of data it covets.