Temasec espionage Archives

Category Archives: espionage

Russia’s SolarWinds Attack

December 28 2020 By Bruce Schneier in Cybercrime, espionage, Russia, Security, vulnerabilities

Recent news articles have all been talking about the massive Russian cyberattack against the United States, but that’s wrong on two accounts. It wasn’t a cyberattack in international...

How China Uses Stolen US Personnel Data

December 24 2020 By Bruce Schneier in China, espionage, Intelligence, Security

Interesting analysis of China’s efforts to identify US spies:

By about 2010, two former CIA officials recalled, the Chinese security services had instituted a sophisticated travel intelligence program, developing...
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Swiss-Swedish Diplomatic Row Over Crypto AG

October 6 2020 By Bruce Schneier in cybersecurity, espionage, Security

Previously I have written about the Swedish-owned Swiss-based cryptographic hardware company: Crypto AG. It was a CIA-owned Cold War operation for decades. Today it is called Read more

On Executive Order 12333

September 28 2020 By Bruce Schneier in espionage, Privacy, Security, surveillance

Mark Jaycox has written a long article on the US Executive Order 12333: “No Oversight, No Limits, No Worries: A Primer on Presidential Spying and Executive Order 12,333“:

Abstract:...
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Drovorub Malware

August 14 2020 By Bruce Schneier in cybersecurity, espionage, FBI, Malware, nsa, Russia, Security

The NSA and FBI have jointly disclosed Drovorub, a Russian malware suite that targets Linux. Detailed advisory. Fact sheet. News articles. Reddit thread....

Nation-State Espionage Campaigns against Middle East Defense Contractors

June 23 2020 By Bruce Schneier in attribution, espionage, impersonation, Malware, reports, Security

Report on espionage attacks using LinkedIn as a vector for malware, with details and screenshots. They talk about "several hints suggesting a possible link" to the Lazarus group (aka...

Vietnamese Threat Actors APT32 Targeting Wuhan Government and Chinese Ministry of Emergency Management in Latest Example of COVID-19 Related Espionage

April 22 2020 By Daniel Pany in APT, Ben Read, China, espionage, Gabby Roncone, Homepage Carousel, John Hultquist, Latest Blog Posts, Sarah Jones, Scott Henderson, Threat Research

From at least January to April 2020, suspected Vietnamese actors APT32 carried out intrusion campaigns against Chinese targets that Mandiant Threat Intelligence believes was designed to collect ...

Vietnamese Threat Actors APT32 Targeting Wuhan Government and Chinese Ministry of Emergency Management in Latest Example of COVID-19 Related Espionage

April 22 2020 By Daniel Pany in APT, Ben Read, China, espionage, Gabby Roncone, Homepage Carousel, John Hultquist, Latest Blog Posts, Sarah Jones, Scott Henderson, Security, Threat Research

From at least January to April 2020, suspected Vietnamese actors APT32 carried out intrusion campaigns against Chinese targets that Mandiant Threat Intelligence believes was designed to collect ...

MESSAGETAP: Who’s Reading Your Text Messages?

October 31 2019 By Daniel Pany in APT, Dan Perez, espionage, FLARE, Homepage Carousel, Latest Blog Posts, Malware, Mobile, Raymond Leong, Threat Research, Tyler Dean

FireEye Mandiant recently discovered a new malware family used by APT41 (a Chinese APT group) that is designed to monitor and save SMS traffic from specific phone...