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New SparrowDoor Backdoor Variants Found in Attacks on U.S. and Mexican Organizations

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New SparrowDoor Backdoor Variants Found in Attacks on U.S. and Mexican Organizations

FamousSparrow, a Chinese threat actor, has been connected to a cyberattack that aimed to deliver its flagship backdoor SparrowDoor and ShadowPad to a research center in Mexico and a trade group in the United States. The action, which was noticed in July 2024, is the first instance of the hacking team using ShadowPad, a piece of malware that Chinese state-sponsored hackers frequently distribute. In an analysis provided to The Hacker News, ESET said that FamousSparrow had implemented two previously unreported iterations of the SparrowDoor backdoor, one of which was modular. Parallelization of commands is included in both versions, which represent significant advancements over earlier versions read more about New SparrowDoor Backdoor Variants Found in Attacks on U.S. and Mexican Organi...

U.S. Charges 7 Chinese Nationals in Major 14-Year Cyber Espionage Operation

Indictments against seven Chinese nationals were made public by the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Monday. The individuals were part of a hacking gang that, for approximately 14 years, targeted political officials, corporations, journalists, and critics both domestically and internationally. The defendants are Sun Xiaohui (孙小草), Xiong Wang (熊旺), Peng Yaowen (彭耀文), Weng Ming (翁明), Cheng Feng (程锋), Ni Gaobin (倪高彬), and Zhao Guangzong (赵光宗). Charges for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit computer intrusions have been brought against the alleged cyber spies in relation to APT31, a state-sponsored threat group also known by the names Altaire, Bronze Vinewood, Judgement Panda, and Violet Typhoon (previously Zirconium). At least since 2010, the hacker collective ...

U.S. Sanctions 6 Iranian Officials for Critical Infrastructure Cyber Attacks

Six Iranian intelligence service officials were sanctioned by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the U.S. Treasury Department for hacking vital infrastructure facilities in the United States and other nations. Members of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Cyber-Electronic Command (IRGC-CEC) include Hamid Reza Lashgarian, Mahdi Lashgarian, Hamid Homayunfal, Milad Mansuri, Mohammad Bagher Shirinkar, and Reza Mohammad Amin Saberian. Reza Lashgarian is a commander in the IRGC-Quds Force and the chairman of the IRGC-CEC. He is said to have taken part in several intelligence and read more U.S. Sanctions 6 Iranian Officials for Critical Infrastructure Cyber Attacks. Get up to date on the latest cybersecurity news and enhance your knowledge of cybersecurity with ou...