digital espionage

  1. China Blames US Intelligence for Cyberattacks Using Microsoft Exchange Zero-Day

    Here is a summary of the main points from the article on The Register regarding China's accusation against US intelligence: Chinese Claims: China has accused US intelligence agencies of exploiting a Microsoft Exchange zero-day vulnerability to steal defense-related data and control more than 50...
  2. Russian State-Sponsored Cyber Attacks Expose Microsoft Outlook Vulnerabilities: Authentic Antics Malware

    Russian state-sponsored hacking campaigns have once again made international headlines, following the UK’s public attribution of a newly discovered malware strain—nicknamed “Authentic Antics”—to the infamous APT28 group, also known as Fancy Bear or Forest Blizzard. This revelation not only draws...
  3. Russian Hackers Exploit Messaging Apps to Target Microsoft Accounts and Human Rights Groups

    Russian cybercriminals have added a new feather to their well-worn capes of mischief, now targeting Microsoft account holders by exploiting the trust we put into Signal and WhatsApp—apps once considered bastions of privacy. If you’re an IT professional, human rights advocate, or simply a...
  4. Cyber Chaos 2023: AI Hijinx, Bot Mayhem, and the Future of Digital Security

    The best-laid plans of regulators and tech titans alike have gone pixel-shaped, and the digital world is barely hanging onto its cookies. Welcome to the wildest PSW episode yet—where government unraveling meets generative AI hijinx, bot chaos is the new business model, and cybercriminals treat...
  5. MysterySnail & MysteryMonoSnail: Chinese Cyber Espionage Against Russia & Mongolia

    It sounds like a James Bond plot conceived by an AI fever dream: a Chinese hacking outfit, IronHusky, wielding a slick new RAT (Remote Access Trojan) to sneak through the digital halls of Russian and Mongolian government networks. Yet, as the world’s attention flits from one cyber scandal to the...