In the last quarter of 2022, Russia-aligned APT groups targeted Ukraine with destructive wipers and ransomware, says an APT Activity Report by ESET. 

Iranian government-sponsored advanced persistent threat (APT) actors breached the Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) and its network, according to CISA.

SentinelLabs uncovered Aoqin Dragon, an active cyberespionage group that has been operating for nearly a decade. 

Cybersecurity agencies have observed an increase in malicious cyber activity targeting managed service providers (MSPs) and expect this trend to continue.

Winnti Group stole gigabytes of intellectual property and sensitive proprietary data from dozens of companies, according to Cybereason.

China-backed hacker group APT41 has breached six U.S. state governments, two of which were exploited by the zero-day vulnerability Log4Shell. 

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and National Security Agency (NSA) are asking critical infrastructure network defenders to adopt a heightened state of awareness to mitigate attacks from Russian-state sponsored threat actors.

Enterprise security executives generally don’t plan for nation-state-level cyberattacks on their businesses. That may change going forward, when analyzing new trends in hacking and cybersecurity.

Heading into 2022, business leaders and security professionals have many challenges to deal with. For many, the year ahead will feel like the movie “Groundhog Day,” as most businesses and organizations continue to work to find a proportional response to ransomware.

Researchers at the Positive Technologies Expert Security Center have identified a new, previously unknown APT group that has systematically attacked mainly Russia’s fuel and energy complex and aviation industry.