Tag: Cyber-Espionage

Pakistani-Linked Hacker Group Targets Indian Government (Alessandro Mascellino – Infosecurity Magazine)

A cyber-espionage campaign aimed at Indian government entities running Linux systems has been uncovered by security researchers. The activity, attributed by Sekoia.io to the...

Two groups exploit WinRAR flaws in separate cyber-espionage campaigns (Daryna Antoniuk – The Record)

Two different threat actors, including a Russia-aligned cyber-espionage group, exploited vulnerabilities in the popular WinRAR file-archiving software this summer, researchers have found. Slovak cybersecurity...

China-Based APTs Deploy Fake Dalai Lama Apps to Spy on Tibetan Community (The Hacker News)

The Tibetan community has been targeted by a China-nexus cyber espionage group as part of two campaigns conducted last month ahead of the Dalai...

Italian defence firms hit by suspected Indian state-backed hackers (DigWatch)

An advanced persistent threat (APT) group with suspected ties to India has been accused of targeting Italian defence companies in a cyber-espionage campaign. Security...

Iran-linked hackers target Kurdish and Iraqi officials in long-running cyberespionage campaign (Daryna Antoniuk – The Record)

A cyberespionage group with suspected ties to Iran has been targeting Kurdish and Iraqi government officials in a years-long cyber espionage campaign, according to...

New evidence links long-running hacking group to Indian government (Daryna Antoniuk – The Record)

Researchers say they have uncovered new evidence linking a long-running threat actor known as Bitter to the Indian government. The group has been involved...

China-linked hackers exploit Google Calendar in cyberattacks on governments (Adam Janofsky – The Record)

A China-based hacking group abused Google Calendar in a new cyber-espionage campaign targeting government entities, researchers have found. In a report released this week,...

Dutch government passes law to criminalize cyber-espionage (Daryna Antoniuk – 20 May 2025)

The Dutch government has approved a law criminalizing a broader range of espionage activities, including digital espionage, in an effort to protect national security,...

Cyber-espionage campaign found targeting exiled Uyghurs (Suzanne Smalley – The Record)

Senior members of an international organization for exiled members of China’s Uyghur ethnic minority were targeted in March with a spearphishing campaign designed to...