Mandiant found that while attacker dwell time decreased in 2023, ransomware and other threats continued to rise. The cybersecurity company published on Tuesday its ‘M-Trends 2024 Special Report,’ which offered some bright spots for organizations amid an increasingly complex and expansive threat landscape. According to the report, which is based on Mandiant Consulting investigations during […]
In a report today, Mandiant says that Sandworm relied on three main hacktivist-branded Telegram channels named XakNet Team, CyberArmyofRussia_Reborn, and Solntsepek, all operating in parallel and independently of one another.
Feb 01, 2024NewsroomNetwork Security / Malware Google-owned Mandiant said it identified new malware employed by a China-nexus espionage threat actor known as UNC5221 and other threat groups during post-exploitation activity targeting Ivanti Connect Secure VPN and Policy Secure devices. This includes custom web shells such as BUSHWALK, CHAINLINE, FRAMESTING, and a variant of LIGHTWIRE. “CHAINLINE […]
The Twitter account of cybersecurity firm Mandiant, which is owned by Google, was hacked and used to promote a cryptocurrency scam. The attacker impersonated the Phantom crypto wallet and shared a fake website offering free tokens.
Mandiant Says Sandworm Used Novel Techniques in Ukrainian Cyberattack Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) • November 9, 2023 Fires on a combined heat and power plant in Kyiv after Russian missile strikes on Oct. 10, 2022 (Image: Main Directorate of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Kyiv) Russian military hackers in October 2022 successfully […]