Advanced Persistent Threats

Polish government officials have issued a warning that a cyberespionage group, believed to be linked to Russia's intelligence services, is targeting diplomatic and foreign ministries from NATO and EU member states.   The group, known as APT29, Cozy Bear, and NOBELIUM, is believed to be part of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR). This group was responsible for the 2020 supply chain attack against software company SolarWinds, which...

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China-based cyberespionage actor DEV-0147 has been observed compromising diplomatic targets in South America, according to Microsoft’s Security Intelligence team. 

The initiative is “a notable expansion of the group’s data exfiltration operations that traditionally targeted gov’t agencies and think tanks in Asia and Europe,” the team tweeted on Monday. 

DEV-0147’s attacks in South America included post-exploitation activity involving the abuse of on-premises identity infrastructure for reconnaissance...

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