Tag: State-sponsored actors

Citrine Sleet is a North Korean state-sponsored cyber threat actor that has gained notoriety for its targeted attacks on the cryptocurrency...

MuddyWater is a cyber espionage group assessed to be a subordinate element within Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS).

APT45, also known as Andariel, is a North Korean cyber threat group that has been active since at least 2009. Initially, their operations focused on...

Mustang Panda, a China-linked threat actor, deploys a customized variant of the PlugX backdoor, known as DOPLUGS, across various Asian countries.

In a joint warning issued by the UK and South Korea concerns over continuous cyber threats posed by North Korean state-linked hackers were highlighted.

Microsoft's annual Digital Defense Report has identified a significant increase in government-sponsored cyberespionage campaigns.

An Iranian state-backed APT group named Peach Sandstorm, executed an extensive cyber-espionage operation over a six-month period.

On June 12, 2023, several Swiss federal agencies and state-linked companies experienced website inaccessibility due to a cyber-attack.

North Korea-linked Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group, Kimsuky, has been found to be using a new malware tool named ReconShark in its most recent campaign.