October 8, 2024 at 06:07AM GoldenJackal, a little-known threat actor, has been linked to cyber attacks on embassies and governmental organizations. They aim to infiltrate air-gapped systems using bespoke toolsets. The attacks targeted a South Asian embassy in Belarus and a European Union government organization. The group has displayed advanced capabilities, using multiple malware families … Read more
September 10, 2024 at 07:39AM PIXHELL, a new side-channel attack, targets air-gapped computers by exploiting the “audio gap” to exfiltrate sensitive data using the noise generated by the screen pixels. The attack doesn’t require specialized audio hardware and could bypass air-gapping security measures. Countermeasures include acoustic jammers and monitoring for unusual signals. From the meeting … Read more
September 9, 2024 at 09:27AM An academic researcher has developed a new attack technique, named RAMBO, that uses radio signals from memory buses to exfiltrate data from air-gapped systems. The technique allows for the capture of encoded files, encryption keys, images, keystrokes, and biometric information at a rate of 1,000 bits per second from up … Read more