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Iranian Hackers Targeted WhatsApp Accounts of Staffers in Biden, Trump Administrations, Meta Says

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Iranian Hackers Targeted WhatsApp Accounts of Staffers in Biden, Trump Administrations, Meta Says 2024-08-25 at 19:46 By Associated Press Meta said it discovered a network of Iranian hackers, who posed as tech support agents for companies including AOL, Microsoft, Yahoo and Google. The post Iranian Hackers Targeted WhatsApp Accounts of Staffers in Biden, Trump Administrations, […]

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China-Linked ‘Velvet Ant’ Hackers Exploited Zero-Day to Deploy Malware on Cisco Nexus Switches

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China-Linked ‘Velvet Ant’ Hackers Exploited Zero-Day to Deploy Malware on Cisco Nexus Switches 2024-08-22 at 20:03 By Kevin Townsend Hackers gained access to the switch using valid administrator credentials, and then ‘jailbroke’ from the application level into the OS level. The post China-Linked ‘Velvet Ant’ Hackers Exploited Zero-Day to Deploy Malware on Cisco Nexus Switches

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US Intelligence Officials Say Iran is to Blame for Hacks Targeting Trump, Biden-Harris Campaigns

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US Intelligence Officials Say Iran is to Blame for Hacks Targeting Trump, Biden-Harris Campaigns 2024-08-20 at 05:16 By Associated Press The assessment from agencies was the first time the U.S. government assigned blame for hacks that have raised anew the threat of foreign election interference. The post US Intelligence Officials Say Iran is to Blame

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Google Disrupts Iranian Hacking Activity Targeting US Presidential Election

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Google Disrupts Iranian Hacking Activity Targeting US Presidential Election 2024-08-15 at 16:32 By Ionut Arghire Google says it blocked Iranian APT42 hackers from accessing the personal email accounts of individuals affiliated with the US elections. The post Google Disrupts Iranian Hacking Activity Targeting US Presidential Election appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt

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Google Confirms an Iranian Group Is Trying to Access Emails Linked to Both US Presidential Campaigns

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Google Confirms an Iranian Group Is Trying to Access Emails Linked to Both US Presidential Campaigns 2024-08-15 at 13:46 By Associated Press Google said an Iranian hacking group has tried to infiltrate the personal email accounts of roughly a dozen people linked to President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump since May. The post

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Justice Department Disrupts North Korean ‘Laptop Farm’ Operation

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Justice Department Disrupts North Korean ‘Laptop Farm’ Operation 2024-08-12 at 20:31 By Ryan Naraine Law enforcement authorities in the U.S. have arrested a Tennessee man accused of running a “laptop farm” that helped North Korean IT workers secure remote jobs at American companies. The post Justice Department Disrupts North Korean ‘Laptop Farm’ Operation appeared first

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Iran Is Accelerating Cyber Activity That Appears Meant to Influence the US Election, Microsoft Says

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Iran Is Accelerating Cyber Activity That Appears Meant to Influence the US Election, Microsoft Says 2024-08-09 at 16:31 By Associated Press Iranian actors have spent recent months creating fake news sites and impersonating activists, laying the groundwork to stoke division and potentially sway American voters this fall. The post Iran Is Accelerating Cyber Activity That

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Convicted Cybercriminals Included in Russian Prisoner Swap

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Convicted Cybercriminals Included in Russian Prisoner Swap 2024-08-01 at 22:46 By SecurityWeek News Two Russians serving time for insider trading, computer hacking and credit card theft were released in a prisoner swap deal with Moscow. The post Convicted Cybercriminals Included in Russian Prisoner Swap appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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Alex Stamos Named CISO at SentinelOne

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Alex Stamos Named CISO at SentinelOne 2024-08-01 at 19:16 By Ryan Naraine Longtime security executive Alex Stamos tapped by SentinelOne to manage its security engineering and operations teams. The post Alex Stamos Named CISO at SentinelOne appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original Source React to this

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Mandiant Shines Spotlight on APT45 Behind North Korea’s Digital Military Machine

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Mandiant Shines Spotlight on APT45 Behind North Korea’s Digital Military Machine 2024-07-25 at 14:16 By Ryan Naraine A fresh Mandiant report documents North Korea’s APT45 as a distinct hacking team conducting cyberespionage and ransomware operations. The post Mandiant Shines Spotlight on APT45 Behind North Korea’s Digital Military Machine appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is

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KnowBe4 Hires Fake North Korean IT Worker, Catches New Employee Planting Malware

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KnowBe4 Hires Fake North Korean IT Worker, Catches New Employee Planting Malware 2024-07-24 at 05:16 By Ryan Naraine KnowBe4 chief executive Stu Sjouwerman: “We sent them their Mac workstation, and the moment it was received, it immediately started to load malware.” The post KnowBe4 Hires Fake North Korean IT Worker, Catches New Employee Planting Malware

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Judge Dismisses Major SEC Charges Against SolarWinds and CISO

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Judge Dismisses Major SEC Charges Against SolarWinds and CISO 2024-07-20 at 00:31 By Ryan Naraine Judge dismissed SEC lawsuit charging SolarWinds and CISO Timothy Brown with hiding security problems before and after the SUNBURST supply chain compromise. The post Judge Dismisses Major SEC Charges Against SolarWinds and CISO appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is

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Chinese Hacking Group APT41 Infiltrates Global Shipping and Tech Sectors, Mandiant Warns

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Chinese Hacking Group APT41 Infiltrates Global Shipping and Tech Sectors, Mandiant Warns 2024-07-18 at 22:01 By Ryan Naraine Chinese government-backed hacking team caught breaking into organizations in shipping, logistics and automotive sectors in Europe and Asia. The post Chinese Hacking Group APT41 Infiltrates Global Shipping and Tech Sectors, Mandiant Warns appeared first on SecurityWeek. This

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Global Coalition Blames China’s APT40 for Hacking Government Networks

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Global Coalition Blames China’s APT40 for Hacking Government Networks 2024-07-09 at 14:16 By Ionut Arghire Seven nations are backing Australia in calling out a China-linked hacking group for compromising government networks. The post Global Coalition Blames China’s APT40 for Hacking Government Networks appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed

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Microsoft Banning Android Phones for Staff in China

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Microsoft Banning Android Phones for Staff in China 2024-07-08 at 23:31 By SecurityWeek News Starting in September, Microsoft will mandate the the use of Apple’s iPhones to authenticate identities when logging into work machines. The post Microsoft Banning Android Phones for Staff in China appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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Kaspersky Flags Cyberespionage APT ‘CloudSorcerer’ Targeting Russian Government

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Kaspersky Flags Cyberespionage APT ‘CloudSorcerer’ Targeting Russian Government 2024-07-08 at 19:01 By Ionut Arghire Kaspersky said the CloudSorcerer APT has been abusing public cloud services to exfiltrate data from Russian government entities. The post Kaspersky Flags Cyberespionage APT ‘CloudSorcerer’ Targeting Russian Government appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed

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TeamViewer Hack Officially Attributed to Russian Cyberspies

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TeamViewer Hack Officially Attributed to Russian Cyberspies 2024-07-01 at 12:01 By Eduard Kovacs TeamViewer has confirmed that the Russian cyberespionage group APT29 appears to be behind the recent hack. The post TeamViewer Hack Officially Attributed to Russian Cyberspies appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original Source React

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Microsoft Alerts More Customers to Email Theft in Expanding Midnight Blizzard Hack

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Microsoft Alerts More Customers to Email Theft in Expanding Midnight Blizzard Hack 2024-06-28 at 21:01 By Ryan Naraine Shockwaves from the Russian government’s hack of Microsoft’s corporate infrastructure continue to spread as the victim pool widens. The post Microsoft Alerts More Customers to Email Theft in Expanding Midnight Blizzard Hack appeared first on SecurityWeek. This

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US Announces Charges, Reward for Russian National Behind Wiper Attacks on Ukraine

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US Announces Charges, Reward for Russian National Behind Wiper Attacks on Ukraine 2024-06-27 at 22:16 By Ionut Arghire The US Justice Department has announced charges against Amin Stigal for conducting wiper cyberattacks on Ukraine in 2022. The post US Announces Charges, Reward for Russian National Behind Wiper Attacks on Ukraine appeared first on SecurityWeek. This

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Google Disrupts More China-Linked Dragonbridge Influence Operations

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Google Disrupts More China-Linked Dragonbridge Influence Operations 2024-06-26 at 18:01 By Ionut Arghire Google has disrupted over 175,000 YouTube and Blogger instances related to the Chinese influence operation Dragonbridge. The post Google Disrupts More China-Linked Dragonbridge Influence Operations appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original Source React

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