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Cyber-Threat Report regarding December 2020 cyber attacks in Italy

Available new December 2020 Report on Cyber threats and attacks in Italy by TG Soft's Anti-Malware Research Center




 

Overview of threats in Italy in December

In December, the arrest of two italian people, involved in an internal cyber espionage attack at Leonardo S.p.A. that took place between May 2015 and January 2017, caused a stir. The cyber-espionage attack was reportedly carried out through a RAT with exfiltration of no less than one hundred thousand files, totaling more than 10 GB of stolen data.
Leonardo S.p.A.'s black month continued with a ransomware attack that took place on Dec. 4, against the  Kopter Group company belonging to Leonardo Company. The cyber-criminal group behind the LockBit ransomware claimed the attack.
Emotet returned to strike over the Christmas vacations. AgentTesla, LokiBot, and Ursnif campaigns continued.

Ursnif was very active with numerous campaigns in December. This month saw ransomware attacks continued, many of them carried via RDP or VPN. Among them we can count Phobos, Makop, and Ranzy Locker.

 



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