Researchers Find New Malware Attacks Targeting Russian Government Entities
An unknown advanced persistent threat (APT) group has been linked to a series of spear-phishing attacks targeting Russian government …
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Fronton IOT Botnet Packs Disinformation Punch
A fresh look at the Fronton DDoS-focused botnet reveals the criminal tool has more capabilities than previously known. The Fronton botnet …
Multiple Governments Buying Android Zero-Days for Spying: Google
An analysis from Google TAG shows that Android zero-day exploits were packaged and sold for state-backed …
DOJ Says Doctor is Malware Mastermind
On Monday, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York revealed criminal charges against 55 year-old cardiologist …
APTs Overwhelmingly Share Known Vulnerabilities Rather Than Attack O-Days
Most advanced persistent threat groups (APTs) use known vulnerabilities in their attacks against organizations, suggesting the need to …
Russian Conti Ransomware Gang Threatens to Overthrow New Costa Rican Government
The notorious Conti ransomware gang, which last month staged an attack on Costa Rican administrative systems, has threatened to “overthrow” …
Ransomware Gang Hacks Costa Rica, Asks Residents to Overthrow the Government
“I appeal to every resident of Costa Rica, go to your government and organize rallies so that they would pay us as soon as possible if …
Government Initiative Promises Rapid Blocking of Scam Sites
The UK’s leading security agency is trumpeting a new industry partnership that should make Brits safer from online scams. The National …
APT34 targets Jordan Government using new Saitama backdoor
On April 26th, we identified a suspicious email that targeted a government official from Jordan’s foreign ministry. The email contained a …
Western Governments Accuse Russia of Hacking US Satellite Internet Provider
“This is clear and shocking evidence of a deliberate and malicious attack by Russia against Ukraine which had significant consequences on …
Government hackers made hundreds of thousands of stolen credit cards ‘worthless’ to crooks
A joint operation involving intelligence agency GCHQ and the Ministry of Defence took direct action against computer networks used by cyber …
China-linked APT Caught Pilfering Treasure Trove of IP
Researchers from Cybereason’s Nocturnus Team have uncovered a massive, highly successful, three-year-long campaign of intellectual …
SEC Proposes New Cybersecurity Rules for Financial Services
SEC Proposes New Cybersecurity Rules for Financial Services Proposed new policies from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could …
Cyberespionage APT Now Identified as Three Separate Actors
A threat group responsible for sophisticated cyberespionage attacks against U.S. utilities is actually comprised of three subgroups, all …