Cyber Intelligence
Tracked APT activity
- ACTIVEAPT29 (Cozy Bear)Cloud-tenant compromise · targets: NATO foreign ministries
- ACTIVEVolt TyphoonLiving-off-the-land · targets: US critical infrastructure
- ACTIVESandwormWiper variants · targets: Ukraine energy & telco
- ACTIVELazarusSupply-chain · targets: Crypto exchanges
- WATCHAPT41Dual-use espionage · targets: Global telco
- WATCHAPT10MSP intrusion · targets: Aerospace / defense
Cyber news
Pakistan Spies on Afghan Finance Ministry With Xeno RAT
Despite broadly connected digital infrastructure, standard fare TTPs are enough to cause trouble for Afghanistan's porous cybersecurity.
Chinese hackers use new Atlas RAT malware in European cyberattacks
A Chinese-speaking cybercrime group has expanded its targeting to the European space, deploying previously undocumented malware and the Atlas backdoor. [...]
Attackers Use AI to Automate EDR Evasion Testing
Python scripts were used to test malware against endpoint detection and response agents from Sophos, CrowdStrike, and Windows Defender.
U.S. sanctions Nobitex crypto exchange used by Iranian ransomware actors
The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced sanctions against Nobitex, Iran's largest cryptocurrency exchange, for facilitating payments related to terrorist activities. [...]
CISA warns of cyberattacks targeting fuel tank monitoring systems
CISA, the FBI, the NSA, the Department of Energy, and other US government partners are warning that hackers are targeting internet-exposed automatic tank gauge (ATG) systems used to monitor fuel and liquid storage tanks across various critical infrastructure sectors. [...]
Tropical Blend: Cyber & Politics Ramp Up Across Latin America
China-linked espionage groups have attacked at least a dozen nations in the region, gathering information on maritime shipping, oil production, and other geopolitical interests.
Cyber Insurance Rates Are Dropping, but Exclusions Widen
Cyber insurance coverage is slowly changing, and some policies may not provide coverage for social engineering attacks like ClickFix.
New 'HTTP/2 Bomb' DoS attack crashes web servers in under a minute
A new denial-of-service (DoS) attack dubbed HTTP/2 Bomb can be launched from a single machine to take down web servers within seconds. [...]
Coding Gaffe Exposes Microsoft 365 Accounts to Widespread Takeover
A disabled security setting meant to protect authentication across Android versions of key apps like Word, PowerPoint, and Excel paved the way for attackers to steal logins and data.
CISA warns of active attacks exploiting Android, Linux bugs
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning that hackers are exploiting vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel and Android operating system. [...]
What 345 Days of Untested Exposure Looks Like at a Bank
A two-week penetration test can leave roughly 345 days of real-world exposure unvalidated. Sprocket Security explores why continuous testing is becoming critical as attack surfaces constantly change. [...]
Malicious Notifications Could Trick Google Gemini Users
A prompt injection flaw in Google Gemini's voice assistant let attackers hide malicious commands in notifications, enabling social engineering and more.