China is Now Number 1… in APT Attacks

If you are an IT staff member or work in upper management at a large company or organization, no one needs to tell you what an APT attack is. That's because you are likely dealing with them on a daily basis. If you are not dealing with them, it's probably because you simply haven't discovered …

Chinese Government Hackers Target U.S. Utilities by Impersonating Engineer Licensing Agency

Before speculating on why the Chinese government is targeting U.S. utilities, I will give a brief explanation of how this hack is implemented. Basically, it exploits a legitimate licensing agency, the US National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES), to penetrate utility companies. We can expect other legitimate organizations to be exploited in …

Facebook Messenger’s “It’s you?” Virus Re-Emerges as a Major Threat

I recently received a notification from a family member through Facebook Messenger. It was a simple message which showed a YouTube logo. The message said, "It's you?", and nothing more. The link, on a PC, went through Facebook to the supposed YouTube video. On my Android device, it just showed a link to garotoo.xyz above …

Russian Intelligence Hacked of 7.5TB of Data: What We Learned of Their Cyber Plans

I'm not sure why this story did not receive more attention than it did. This was a huge hack that gathered data about all the plans that Russia's main intelligence agency, the FSB (the modern version of the KGB), has for the future. On the other hand, BBC Russia, which was the first to break …