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Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a sophisticated malware campaign orchestrated by the notorious Kimsuky Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group, deploying intricately crafted PowerShell payloads to deliver the XWorm Remote Access Trojan (RAT). T…
China-linked UnsolicitedBooker used a new backdoor, MarsSnake, to target an international organization in Saudi Arabia. ESET researchers revealed that a China-linked APT, tracked as UnsolicitedBooker, targeted an international organization in Saudi Arabia using a new backdoor called MarsSnake. The experts uncovered the attacks in March 2023 and again in 2024, noting that the group used […]
Advanced persistent threat (APT) groups with ties to China have become persistent players in the cyber espionage landscape, with a special emphasis on European governmental and industrial entities, according to a thorough disclosure from ESET’s A…
Group123, a North Korean state-sponsored Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group also known by aliases such as APT37, Reaper, and ScarCruft, continues to target Windows-based systems across multiple regions. Active since at least 2012, the group has his…
ESET researchers have uncovered RoundPress, a Russia-aligned espionage operation targeting webmail servers via XSS vulnerabilities. Behind it is most likely the Russia-aligned Sednit (also known as Fancy Bear or APT28) cyberespionage group, holding the…
The threat actor group known as Earth Ammit, believed to be associated with Chinese-speaking APTs, has emerged as a significant concern for military and industrial sectors in Eastern Asia. This group orchestrated two distinct campaigns-VENOM and TIDRON…
A newly identified advanced persistent threat (APT) campaign, dubbed “Swan Vector” by Seqrite Labs, has been targeting educational institutions and mechanical engineering industries in East Asian nations, particularly Taiwan and Japan. Disc…
A Türkiye-linked group used an Output Messenger zero-day to spy on Kurdish military targets in Iraq, collecting user data since April 2024. Since April 2024, the threat actor Marbled Dust (aka Sea Turtle, Teal Kurma, Marbled Dust, SILICON and Cosmic Wolf) has exploited a zero-day flaw (CVE-2025-27920) in Output Messenger to target Kurdish military-linked users […]
Since early 2025, Russia-linked ColdRiver has used LostKeys malware to steal files in espionage attacks on Western governments and organizations. Google’s Threat Intelligence Group discovered LOSTKEYS, a new malware used by Russia-linked APT COLDRIVER, in recent attacks to steal files and gather system info. The ColdRiver APT (aka “Seaborgium“, “Callisto”, “Star Blizzard”, “TA446”) is a Russian cyberespionage group […]
Flashpoint analysts have reported that between April 2024 and April 2025, the financial sector emerged as a prime target for cyber threat actors, with 406 publicly disclosed victims falling prey to ransomware attacks alone. This figure accounts for rou…