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Winnti APT41 Targets Japanese Firms in RevivalStone Cyber Espionage Campaign
2025-02-18 09:52

The China-linked threat actor known as Winnti has been attributed to a new campaign dubbed RevivalStone that targeted Japanese companies in the manufacturing, materials, and energy sectors in...

How Lazarus Group built a cyber espionage empire
2025-01-29 09:03

Since September 2024, SecurityScorecard’s STRIKE team has been investigating Lazarus Group’s activity, uncovering key details about their infrastructure. Despite variations in payload delivery and...

GamaCopy Mimics Gamaredon Tactics in Cyber Espionage Targeting Russian Entities
2025-01-27 07:59

A previously unknown threat actor has been observed copying the tradecraft associated with the Kremlin-aligned Gamaredon hacking group in its cyber attacks targeting Russian-speaking entities. The...

Hackers Weaponize Visual Studio Code Remote Tunnels for Cyber Espionage
2024-12-10 11:00

A suspected China-nexus cyber espionage group has been attributed to an attacks targeting large business-to-business IT service providers in Southern Europe as part of a campaign codenamed...

Joint Advisory Warns of PRC-Backed Cyber Espionage Targeting Telecom Networks
2024-12-04 06:07

A joint advisory issued by Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the U.S. has warned of a broad cyber espionage campaign undertaken by People's Republic of China (PRC)-affiliated threat actors...

FBI confirms China-linked cyber espionage involving breached telecom providers
2024-11-14 12:07

After months of news reports that Chinese threat actors have breached the networks of US telecommunications and internet service providers, the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure...

Reminder: China-backed crews compromised 'multiple' US telcos in 'significant cyber espionage campaign'
2024-11-14 01:54

Feds don't name Salt Typhoon, but describe Beijing band's alleged deeds The US government has confirmed there was "a broad and significant cyber espionage campaign" conducted by China-linked...

Chinese Hackers Infiltrate U.S. Internet Providers in Cyber Espionage Campaign
2024-09-26 04:49

Nation-state threat actors backed by Beijing broke into a "handful" of U.S. internet service providers (ISPs) as part of a cyber espionage campaign orchestrated to glean sensitive information, The...

Chinese Engineer Charged in U.S. for Years-Long Cyber Espionage Targeting NASA and Military
2024-09-18 14:00

A Chinese national has been indicted in the U.S. on charges of conducting a "multi-year" spear-phishing campaign to obtain unauthorized access to computer software and source code created by the...

University Professors Targeted by North Korean Cyber Espionage Group
2024-08-08 15:31

The North Korea-linked threat actor known as Kimsuky has been linked to a new set of attacks targeting university staff, researchers, and professors for intelligence gathering purposes. Kimsuky, also known by the names APT43, ARCHIPELAGO, Black Banshee, Emerald Sleet, Springtail, and Velvet Chollima, is just one of the myriad offensive cyber teams operating under the direction of the North Korean government and military.