A Ukrainian serviceman walks in a snow-covered trench on the front line with Russia-backed separatists near Avdiivka in the Donetsk region on Feb. 3, 2022 (Photo by ANATOLII STEPANOV/AFP via Getty Images) Russia-linked Gamaredon shows signs of possible recent activity in Ukraine, researchers say Amid questions about the most recent cyberattacks on Ukraine a known adversary has been observed launching its own attacks. Feb 4, 2022
A Palestinian man walks past a destroyed building in Gaza City on May 16, 2021, after an Israeli bombardment of the Hamas-controlled territory. (Photo by MOHAMMED ABED/AFP via Getty Images) After Gaza ceasefire, MoleRATs hacking group continues to target Middle Eastern governments It’s an example of how, alongside the violence that has long marked the Israel-Palestine conflict, there are often much subtler efforts by digital spies to access networks. Jun 17, 2021 By Sean Lyngaas
India’s defense ministry is pictured during a welcome ceremony for Brunei’s armed forces commander in August 2019. (Photo by PRAKASH SINGH/AFP via Getty Images) Suspected Pakistani spies use catfishing, stealthy hacking tools to target Indian defense sector Transparent Tribe’s improved capabilities are a case study in how governments not known for their hacking prowess can evolve. May 13, 2021 By Sean Lyngaas
The streets of Najaf, a city in south-central Iraq, are pictured in March 2020. A new hacking campaign is dubbed “Fajan,” or Najaf spelled backwards, after a malicious computer script used in the activity. (Photo by HAIDAR HAMDANI/AFP via Getty Images) Hackers pose as Bloomberg employees in email scam The emails politely ask users in fluent English to enable Microsoft Excel features that allow the code to execute. Apr 21, 2021 By Sean Lyngaas
A street in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (Getty Images) New hacking tool targeting Bangladesh Android users blurs lines between spying and stealing The ongoing investigation hints at bustling underground market for spying kits that are difficult to trace. Feb 9, 2021 By Sean Lyngaas
A Romanian Police patch. (Poliția Română / Facebook) Police arrest 2 in connection with CyberSeal, Dataprotector crime services It’s another move by law enforcement agencies to strike at the heart of cybercriminal infrastructure. Nov 20, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
The flags of Azerbaijan and Armenia. The two countries have long contested the region of Nagorno-Karabakh (Getty Images). Spies hacked Azerbaijan government officials as Nagorno-Karabakh conflict escalated, researchers say The data from Talos shows how digital espionage often coincides with bursts of violence in modern war. Oct 6, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
‘Vendetta’ hackers are posing as Taiwan’s CDC in data-theft campaign The hackers are part of a group known as Vendetta that has only surfaced in the last two months. Jun 15, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
(Flickr user Ben Nuttal) How GitHub untangled itself from the ‘Octopus’ malware that infected 26 software projects It's an example of the potentially insidious nature of open-source supply chain compromises. May 29, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
Rather than one continued operation, Turla’s espionage missions have come in waves. (Getty Images) ‘Turla’ spies have been stealing documents from foreign ministries in Eastern Europe, researchers find Turla has a knack for rewriting code and using it to steal state secrets. May 26, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas