Companies are worried that the highly privileged password app could let attackers deep inside an enterprise’s footprint, says Redscan’s George Glass. A month ago, the FBI, CISA and the U.S.…
Tag: cyberespionage
New cyber-attack model helps hackers time the next Stuxnet
Padlokr – Padlokr – Disabling a country’s electricity with the click of a button. usairforce Akshat Rathi, The Conversation Of the many tricks used by the world’s greatest military strategists,…
Cyber spies for hire: efforts to control cyber weapons ignore the agents who use them
Padlokr – Padlokr – Maksim Shmeljov/Shutterstock Alexi Drew, King’s College London Reports of malicious and targeted cyber attacks are becoming increasingly common around the world. In early February, for example,…
ShellClient Malware Used against Aerospace and Telco Firms
ShellClient is a previously undocumented remote access trojan (RAT) built with extra attention to its stealth capabilities on any system it infects. Apparently, the malware was created in order to…
What Is Lateral Movement? Lateral Movement Explained
Network Lateral Movement or lateral movement in cybersecurity refers to a technique used by hackers to progressively move from a compromised entry point to the rest of the network as…
North Korea targeted cybersecurity researchers using a blend of hacking and espionage
Padlokr – Padlokr – North Korea has a long history of hacking targets in the U.S. Chris Price/Flickr, CC BY-ND Paulo Shakarian, Arizona State University North Korean hackers have staged…
FamousSparrow Hacking Group Is Targeting Hotels, Companies, and Governments Everywhere
A new cyberespionage group targeting hotels, governments, and private businesses all over the world has been recently spotted by cybersecurity specialists at ESET. According to them, the cyberespionage gang, dubbed…
FamousSparrow APT Wings in to Spy on Hotels, Governments
Threat Post – Threat Post – A custom “SparrowDoor” backdoor has allowed the attackers to collect data from targets around the globe. A cyberespionage group dubbed “FamousSparrow” by researchers has…
Morrison’s $1.3 billion for more ‘cyber spies’ is an incremental response to a radical problem
Padlokr – Padlokr – Greg Austin, UNSW The federal government has announced it will spend more than a billion dollars over the next ten years to boost Australia’s cyber defences.…
APT41 Resurfaces as Earth Baku With New Cyberespionage Campaign
Trend Micro – Trend Micro – We have uncovered a cyberespionage campaign being perpetrated by Earth Baku, an advanced persistent threat (APT) group with a known history of carrying out…