Twitter’s decision to notify users when their accounts are targeted in state-sponsored attacks earned its share of praise. But Twitter’s silence in terms of specifics about the attacks—whether by choice or gagged by a National Security Letter—has foisted some anxiety upon those who were notified. A few of the estimated 50 recipients happened to be...

Researchers have uncovered a new remote access Trojan (RAT) that can evade sandbox analysis, is adept at carrying out espionage, and is being used in targeted threat operations. Named Trochilus, the malware is part of a multi-pronged malware operation that researchers at Arbor Networks are calling the Seven Pointed Dagger (.PDF). The cluster also includes malware such as PlugX, the 9002...

Well, if you thought you had it rough in 2014 because of big, bad Poodles and an irritating case of Heartbleed, things only got worse this year. Rather than intrusions permeating our IT systems and stealing our data, attacks got a bit more personal in 2015. Not only were privacy and civil liberties put at...

A new analysis of the Sofacy APT gang, a Russian-speaking group carrying out targeted attacks against military and government offices for close to a decade, shows a relentless wave of intrusions peaking this summer against victims in a number of NATO countries and the Ukraine. Researchers at Kaspersky Lab this morning released their update on...

An APT gang linked to China and alleged to be responsible for targeted attacks against foreign governments and ministries, has now pointed its focus inward at China’s autonomous territory Hong Kong. An August attack against several media companies in Hong Kong was carried out shortly after a high-profile controversy over an appointment at the prestigious...