Security News

Israel Bans Sales of Hacking and Surveillance Tools to 65 Countries
2021-12-01 00:08

Israel's Ministry of Defense has dramatically restricted the number of countries to which cybersecurity firms in the country are allowed to sell offensive hacking and surveillance tools to, cutting off 65 nations from the export list. In curtailing the exports, the move effectively makes it harder for local cybersecurity firms to market their software to countries with totalitarian regimes or with a track record of perpetrating human abuses.

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2021-11-27 05:00

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RedCurl Corporate Espionage Hackers Return With Updated Hacking Tools
2021-11-20 07:54

A corporate cyber-espionage hacker group has resurfaced after a seven-month hiatus with new intrusions targeting four companies this year, including one of the largest wholesale stores in Russia, while simultaneously making tactical improvements to its toolset in an attempt to thwart analysis. "In every attack, the threat actor demonstrates extensive red teaming skills and the ability to bypass traditional antivirus detection using their own custom malware," Group-IB's Ivan Pisarev said.

Microsoft Warns about 6 Iranian Hacking Groups Turning to Ransomware
2021-11-17 23:59

Nation-state operators with nexus to Iran are increasingly turning to ransomware as a means of generating revenue and intentionally sabotaging their targets, while also engaging in patient and persistent social engineering campaigns and aggressive brute force attacks. No less than six threat actors affiliated with the West Asian country have been discovered deploying ransomware to achieve their strategic objectives, researchers from Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center revealed, adding "These ransomware deployments were launched in waves every six to eight weeks on average."

Microsoft warns of the evolution of six Iranian hacking groups
2021-11-16 18:11

The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center has presented an analysis of the evolution of several Iranian threat actors at the CyberWarCon 2021, and their findings show increasingly sophisticated attacks. Since September 2020, Microsoft has been tracking six Iranian hacking groups deploying ransomware and exfiltrating data to cause disruption and destruction for victims.

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Hacking the Sony Playstation 5
2021-11-10 12:17

I just don't think it's possible to create a hack-proof computer system, especially when the system is physically in the hands of the hackers. Hackers may have just made some big strides towards possibly jailbreaking the PlayStation 5 over the weekend, with the hacking group Fail0verflow claiming to have managed to obtain PS5 root keys allowing them to decrypt the console's firmware.

Ukraine Identifies Russian FSB Officers Hacking As Gamaredon Group
2021-11-07 20:21

Ukraine's premier law enforcement and counterintelligence agency on Thursday disclosed the real identities of five individuals allegedly involved in digital intrusions attributed to a cyber-espionage group named Gamaredon, linking the members to Russia's Federal Security Service. Calling the hacker group "An FSB special project, which specifically targeted Ukraine," the Security Service of Ukraine said the perpetrators "Are officers of the 'Crimean' FSB and traitors who defected to the enemy during the occupation of the peninsula in 2014.".

Ukraine Identifies Russian FSB Officers Hacking As Gamaredon Group
2021-11-07 20:21

Ukraine's premier law enforcement and counterintelligence agency on Thursday disclosed the real identities of five individuals allegedly involved in cyberattacks attributed to a cyber-espionage group named Gamaredon, linking the members to Russia's Federal Security Service. Calling the hacker group "An FSB special project, which specifically targeted Ukraine," the Security Service of Ukraine said the perpetrators "Are officers of the 'Crimean' FSB and traitors who defected to the enemy during the occupation of the peninsula in 2014.".

Money launderers for Russian hacking groups arrested in Ukraine
2021-10-26 14:02

The Ukrainian cybercrime police force has arrested members of a group of money launderers and hackers at the request of U.S. intelligence services. In a press release by Ukraine's SSU, law enforcement says the individuals engaged in large-scale international operations where they laundered tens of millions of USD for various hacking groups.