The Cyber Auxiliaries Against Israel Look Very Familiar
Since the seventh of October, the violence in Israel has been supplemented with a number of interventions in cyberspace. Responsibility for many of these incidents has been claimed by “hacktivist” cyber auxiliaries, several of them traditionally aligned with Russia. I’ll…
Bermuda’s Cybersecurity Struggles: Russian-Linked Attack Shakes the Atlantic Island
Bermuda recently became the latest victim of a cyberattack with ties to Russian threat actors. The breach was discovered in the island nation’s public infrastructure on the night of September 20, 2023. The attack, which began on the night of…
State Of The Cyberwar: Threat Actors Escalate Against NATO, Ukrainian Allies
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has evolved into a slow, grinding war, an apparent deadlock in cyberspace has led pro-Russian threat actors to turn their attention to foreign targets seen as responsible for keeping Ukraine in the fight. This increase…
Numerous Swiss Websites Sustain DDoS Attacks Ahead of Zelensky Appearance
For the past 24 hours, Swiss government and infrastructure websites have been crippled by a series of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, claimed by a pro-Russian hacking group known as ‘NoName057(16)‘. The ongoing attacks are occurring just days ahead of a…
Russia’s Killnet Declares Restructuring, Claims To Be Cyber PMC And Imply War Concerns In Q&A
“We continue our destructive activities, for the glory of our homeland.” Says an official statement by Russian cybercriminals, Killnet, on their Telegram channel.
Iran’s Charming Kitten Utilizes “BellaCiao” Novel Malware
The Iranian nation-state affiliated group, Charming Kitten, is actively targeting as-of-yet unidentified victims across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and India using a new malware named BellaCiao. Associated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Charming Kitten has a…
An Anecdote About Maintaining An Index Of Suspicion When Analyzing Hacktivist Spaces
Verification is an essential principle in all journalism, but perhaps doubly so when delving into a world of questionable legality in online spaces. Finding leads on a cybercrime or cyberwarfare beat can be as simple as following some sketchy communication channels and seeing what makes waves in them. Unfortunately, the nature of the offenses require a lot of technical expertise to solidify attribution.
Dark Web Card Shop BidenCash Dumps Free Card Numbers And PII Of 2.1 Million Victims
February 28th marked the one year anniversary of infamous Dark Web credit card shop, BidenCash. To celebrate, the group released a free text dump earlier this week of 2.1 million compromised cards on Russian-speaking darknet board, XSS.