Leaked documents show the surveillance firm Intellexa offering exploits for iOS and Android devices for $8 Million. Intellexa is an Israeli surveillance firm founded by Israeli entrepreneur Tal Dilian, it offers surveillance and hacking solution to law enforcement and intelligence agencies. The leaked documentation demonstrates that the company offers services
Working with their new partners in Ukraine, OneFist have begun joint-operation Sidewinder in support of the counter-offensive in Khearson Oblast. Today's harvest is quite productive. Hackers claim the quality of Russian security in cyberspace is ridiculously weak.
The state Infrastructure of Montenegro was hit by a massive and “unprecedented” cyber attack, authorities announced. An unprecedented cyber attack hit the Government digital infrastructure in Montenegro, the government has timely adopted measures to mitigate its impact. Montenegro immediately reported the attack to other members of the NATO alliance. “Certain
Russian hacker group KillNet launched 72 hours DDoS attack on websites of Moldova on 23 August. A lot of informational systems (more precisely 80), platforms and public portals became the target, the impact on their operation being limited. Among others targets included the Tax Service of Moldova and the main
Pro-Ukrainian hacker group Team OneFist destroyed two Russian WAGO ICSs (Industrial Control System) in Operation Derby on Ukraine's Independence Day. One in Belgorod, the other in Novosibirsk. These systems were controlling dozens of machines and PLCs, likely as part of a factory. It should be noted that both
Almost a year ago in September 2021, New Cooperative was hit by a BlackMatter ransomware attack that encrypted IT systems, crippled operations, caused supply chain issues and led to the loss of nearly 1TB data. (guest author: Bianka Bálint) The ransom negotiations have reportedly failed, and the incident was later
Microsoft has discovered a new malware "MagicWeb" used by NOBELIUM which behind the SolarWinds supply chain attack in December 2020 and which group overlaps with Russian nation-state hacking group widely known as APT29, CozyBear, or The Dukes. MagicWeb is an enhanced version of FoggyWeb malware. FoggyWeb was capable
Password management service LastPass confirmed a security incident that resulted in the theft of certain source code and technical information. The security breach is said to have occurred two weeks ago, targeting its development environment. No customer data or encrypted passwords were accessed, although the company provided no further details
Iranian state-sponsored actors are leaving no stone unturned to exploit unpatched systems running Log4j to target Israeli entities, indicating the vulnerability's long tail for remediation. Microsoft attributed the latest set of activities to the umbrella threat group tracked as MuddyWater (aka Cobalt Ulster, Mercury, Seedworm, or Static Kitten)
Sun Tzu, the author of the "The Art of War" believed that "the supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting." But that is not an option in Ukraine, and fighters of all hues from around the world have converged to defend the
Celebrate Ukraine’s Independence Day, dozens of IP cameras with speaker outputs have been hacked to play patriotic music in Russia as well as occupied Crimea and Donbas. Today, to celebrate Ukraine’s Independence Day, dozens of IP cameras with speaker outputs have been hacked to play patriotic music in
The cybergang behind the Ragnar Locker ransomware has published more than 360 gigabytes of data allegedly stolen from Greece’s largest natural gas supplier Desfa. Ransomware Gang Leaks Data Allegedly Stolen From Greek Gas Supplier | SecurityWeek.ComRagnar Locker’s operators have leaked over 360 GB of data allegedly stolen during
Pro-ukrainan hacker group OneFist claim hacked natural gas SCADA system of the russian Khanty-Mansiysk city. They claim the battle took 4 hours, resulting in the complete destruction of the SCADA system and its backup at the airport. 18 hours later the systems are still down, meaning they had no other
Russia’s internet watchdog Roskomnadzor is developing a neural network that will use artificial intelligence to scan websites for prohibited information. Called “Oculus,” the automatic scanner will analyze URLs, images, videos, and chats on websites, forums, social media, and even chat/messenger channels to locate material that should be redacted
The state-backed Russian cyberespionage group Cozy Bear has been particularly prolific in 2022, targeting Microsoft 365 accounts in NATO countries and attempting to access foreign policy information. Microsoft 365 is a cloud-based productivity suite predominately used by business and enterprise entities, facilitating collaboration, communication, data storage, email, office, and more.
Observing the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, we can clearly see that cyberattacks leveraging malware are an important part of modern hybrid war strategy. While conventional warfare is conducted on the battlefield and limited by several factors, cyber warfare continues in cyber space, offering the chance to infiltrate and
