Category: Conflict

The Cyber Auxiliaries Against Israel Look Very Familiar

Oct 09 2023

The Cyber Auxiliaries Against Israel Look Very Familiar

by Mark Bruno

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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 a...

State Of The Cyberwar: Threat Actors Escalate Against NATO, Ukrainian Allies

Aug 14 2023

Analysis / Conflict / Europe / Features / Infosec / News / Ukraine

State Of The Cyberwar: Threat Actors Escalate Against NATO, Ukrainian Allies

by Mark Bruno

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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...

Numerous Swiss Websites Sustain DDoS Attacks Ahead of Zelensky Appearance

Jun 13 2023

Conflict / Europe / Infosec / News / OSINT / Ukraine

Numerous Swiss Websites Sustain DDoS Attacks Ahead of Zelensky Appearance

by Mark Bruno

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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)‘....

Russia’s Killnet Declares Restructuring, Claims To Be Cyber PMC And Imply War Concerns In Q&A

Apr 29 2023

Conflict / Europe / Infosec / News / OSINT / Ukraine

Russia’s Killnet Declares Restructuring, Claims To Be Cyber PMC And Imply War Concerns In Q&A

by Mark Bruno

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"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

Apr 26 2023

Central Asia / Infosec / News

Iran’s Charming Kitten Utilizes “BellaCiao” Novel Malware

by Mark Bruno

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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...

An Anecdote About Maintaining An Index Of Suspicion When Analyzing Hacktivist Spaces

Mar 11 2023

Conflict / Europe / Infosec / Opinion / OSINT / Ukraine

An Anecdote About Maintaining An Index Of Suspicion When Analyzing Hacktivist Spaces

by Mark Bruno

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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...

DarkBit Claims Responsibility For Ransomware Attack On Technion Israel Institute Of Technology In Haifa

Feb 12 2023

Conflict / Infosec / News / Western Asia

DarkBit Claims Responsibility For Ransomware Attack On Technion Israel Institute Of Technology In Haifa

by Mark Bruno

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The Technion Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa experienced a cyber attack on its computer servers this morning, causing a complete outage of its website. The hacker group, DarkBit, demanded...

North Korea’s Lazarus Group Implicated In “No Pineapple” Campaign Against Indian Infrastructure

Feb 07 2023

Central Asia / Conflict / Infosec / News

North Korea’s Lazarus Group Implicated In “No Pineapple” Campaign Against Indian Infrastructure

by Mark Bruno

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North Korean hackers have recently targeted the Indian medical sector and the energy sector, according to a report from cybersecurity firm WithSecure.

Could Ukraine Really Produce A Game-Changing Drone?

Jan 21 2023

Analysis / Conflict / Europe / Features / Ukraine

Could Ukraine Really Produce A Game-Changing Drone?

by Mark Bruno

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In the first week of December, Ukraine successfully executed multiple UAV-based attacks deep into Russian territory. Despite expert analysis demystifying details of the strikes before the week was over, rumors...

Russian APT Sandworm Implicated In Recent RansomBoggs Attacks

Nov 29 2022

Conflict / Europe / Infosec / News / Ukraine

Russian APT Sandworm Implicated In Recent RansomBoggs Attacks

by Mark Bruno

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On November 21st, Ukraine's Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA) was alerted to a new string of ransomware attacks, strongly indicated to be the Russian advanced persistent threat dubbed Sandworm.