‘Think Before You Link’: app launched to help social media users detect fake profiles
The Think Before You Link app will help people to spot characteristics of fraudulent profiles used by spies and other malicious actors, …
Espionage
What we know about Spain’s cyber-espionage spyware scandals
Two years after a joint investigation by the Guardian and El País revealed the apparent use of Pegasus spyware to target senior …
What we know about Spain’s cyber espionage spyware scandals
Pegasus is spyware, manufactured by the Israeli NSO Group, which allows its operator to access everything on a target’s mobile phone, …
Experts Uncover New Espionage Attacks by Chinese ‘Mustang Panda’ Hackers
The China-based threat actor known as Mustang Panda has been observed refining and retooling its tactics and malware to strike entities …
Researchers Trace Widespread Espionage Attacks Back to Chinese ‘Cicada’ Hackers
A Chinese state-backed advanced persistent threat (APT) group known for singling out Japanese entities has been attributed to a new …
Russia’s slow cyberwar in Ukraine begins to escalate, experts say
These developments showed that “things are heating up” on the cyber front, said Theresa Payton, cybersecurity expert and former White …
Amateur hackers warned against joining Ukraine’s ‘IT army’
Amateur hackers are being warned off joining Ukraine’s “IT army” by western officials, amid fears that activists could be breaking …
Daxin Espionage Backdoor Ups the Ante on Chinese Malware
The Daxin malware is taking aim at hardened government networks around the world, according to researchers, with the goal of …
UK firms warned of Russian cyberwar ‘spillover’ from Ukraine
British officials are concerned about “spillover” from any heightened Russian cyber-activity in Ukraine, as demonstrated by last …
Iranian Hackers Using New Marlin Backdoor in ‘Out to Sea’ Espionage Campaign
An advanced persistent threat (APT) group with ties to Iran has refreshed its malware toolset to include a new backdoor dubbed Marlin as …
Sweden returns to cold war tactics to battle fake news
Magnus Hjort, deputy director of the agency, which was re-established last month to combat foreign disinformation, said concerns were …
News Corp cyber-attack: firm says it believes hack linked to China
Journalists working for Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp have had their email accounts hacked in what the company believes was an espionage …
‘Cyberpartisans’ hack Belarusian railway to disrupt Russian buildup
Cyber-activists opposed to the president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, say they have penetrated the state-run railway’s computer …
Molerats Hackers Hiding New Espionage Attacks Behind Public Cloud Infrastructure
An active espionage campaign has been attributed to the threat actor known as Molerats that abuses legitimate cloud services like Google …