Security News

Espionage Attack Uses Scripts for Data Exfiltration
2017-09-28 16:53

A recently detected espionage campaign is delivered via malicious emails, but maintains presence on compromised machines by using scripts instead of a binary payload, Malwarebytes researchers have...

Turla APT Used WhiteBear Espionage Tools Against Defense Industry, Embassies (Threatpost)
2017-08-30 19:18

The Turla APT's WhiteBear toolset was used to attack defense organizations as recently as June, and diplomatic targets in Europe, Asia and South America during most of 2016.

Rurktar Malware: An Espionage Tool in Development (Security Week)
2017-07-27 19:52

A newly discovered spyware family that appears designed for cyber-espionage is still under development, G DATA security researchers say. read more

Experts Unveil Cyber Espionage Attacks by CopyKittens Hackers (The Hackers News)
2017-07-25 08:11

Security researchers have discovered a new, massive cyber espionage campaign that mainly targets people working in government, defence and academic organisations in various countries. The campaign...

Understanding Geopolitics Key to Analyzing Cyber Espionage: German Intelligence Service (Security Week)
2017-07-05 16:24

Understanding geopolitics is key to understanding the perpetrators and victims of cyber espionage. This is one of the key messages from the German federal domestic intelligence service (BfV) 2016...

Tainted Leaks: Researchers Unravel Cyber-Espionage Attacks (InfoRiskToday)
2017-05-30 18:17

Phishing Emails, Hacked Gmail Addresses Tied to Campaign with Russian NexusA cyber-espionage campaign apparently linked to Russia has targeted more than 200 people in 39 countries and leaked...