Cyberwarfare Beyond the Front Lines: How the Israel-Hamas War Impacts the Cybersecurity Industry The war with Hamas will inevitably absorb manpower and focus from the cybersecurity sector. Kevin TownsendOctober 10, 2023
Cyberwarfare New ‘Grayling’ APT Targeting Organizations in Taiwan, US A previously unknown APT group is targeting organizations in biomedical, IT, and manufacturing sectors in Taiwan. Ionut ArghireOctober 10, 2023
Cyberwarfare Hackers Join In on Israel-Hamas War With Disruptive Cyberattacks Several hacker groups have joined in on the Israel-Hamas war that started over the weekend after the militant group launched a major attack. Eduard KovacsOctober 9, 2023
Cybercrime Microsoft Releases New Report on Cybercrime, State-Sponsored Cyber Operations US, Ukraine, and Israel remain the most heavily attacked by cyberespionage and cybercrime threat actors, Microsoft says. Ionut ArghireOctober 6, 2023
Cyberwarfare Red Cross Publishes Rules of Engagement for Hacktivists During War ICRC is telling hacktivists involved in conflict during war to avoid targeting civilian objectives and hospitals, or making threats of violence. Ionut ArghireOctober 5, 2023
Cyberwarfare UAE-Linked APT Targets Middle East Government With New ‘Deadglyph’ Backdoor UAE-linked APT group Stealth Falcon has used the new Deadglyph backdoor in an attack targeting a governmental entity in the Middle East. Ionut ArghireSeptember 26, 2023
Cyberwarfare Stealthy APT Gelsemium Seen Targeting Southeast Asian Government A stealthy APT known as Gelsemium has been observed targeting a government entity in Southeast Asia for persistence and intelligence collection. Ionut ArghireSeptember 25, 2023
Cyberwarfare China’s Offensive Cyber Operations in Africa Support Soft Power Efforts Chinese state-sponsored threat groups have targeted telecoms, financial and government organizations in Africa as part of soft power efforts. Eduard KovacsSeptember 22, 2023
Cyberwarfare New ‘Sandman’ APT Group Hitting Telcos With Rare LuaJIT Malware New and mysterious APT Sandman spotted targeting telcos in Europe and Asia as part of a cyberespionage campaign. Ryan NaraineSeptember 21, 2023
Cyberwarfare Canadian Government Targeted With DDoS Attacks by Pro-Russia Group The pro-Russian cybercrime group tracked as NoName057(16) is launching DDoS attacks against Canadian organizations. Ionut ArghireSeptember 18, 2023
Cybercrime In Other News: China Blames NSA for Hack, AI Jailbreaks, Netography Spin-Off Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: China blames NSA for a cyberattack, AI jailbreaks, and Netography spin-off. SecurityWeek NewsSeptember 15, 2023
Cyberwarfare China-Linked ‘Redfly’ Group Targeted Power Grid Symantec warns that the Redfly APT appears to be focusing exclusively on targeting critical national infrastructure organizations. Ionut ArghireSeptember 12, 2023