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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'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'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.".
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.
The FIN7 hacking group is attempting to join the highly profitable ransomware space by creating fake cybersecurity companies that conduct network attacks under the guise of pentesting. As ransomware has become a profitable field for cybercriminals, and having previous experience with fake front companies like "Combi Security", the group set up a new firm to lure legitimate IT specialists.
The U.S. Commerce Department on Wednesday announced new rules barring the sales of hacking software and equipment to authoritarian regimes and potentially facilitate human rights abuse for national security and anti-terrorism reasons. "The United States Government opposes the misuse of technology to abuse human rights or conduct other malicious cyber activities, and these new rules will help ensure that U.S. companies are not fueling authoritarian practices," BIS said in a press release.
The Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security today announced new controls that would ban U.S. companies from exporting and reselling software and hardware tools that could be used to fuel authoritarian practices through malicious hacking activities and human rights abuse.The rule will become effective in 90 days and will effectively ban the export of "Cybersecurity items" for National Security and Anti-terrorism reasons.
A group of hackers that security researchers call LightBasin has been compromising mobile telecommunication systems across the world for the past five years. LightBasin is active since at least 2016 and targets Linux and Solaris servers in particular, although it did interact with Windows systems where needed, in their mission to steal subscriber information and call metadata.
Justin Sean Johnson, also known as TheDearthStar and Dearthy Star, was sentenced this week to seen years in prison for the 2014 hack of the health care provider and insurer University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. After breaching UPMC's human resources databases, Johnson stole the Personally Identifiable Information and W-2 info of more than 65,000 employees and sold it on the dark web.
Human hacking - phishing attacks across all digital channels - has dramatically increased in 2021. "The cybersecurity industry has done a good job of protecting machines, but those efforts leave the most porous and vulnerable parts of any network - the humans using it - unprotected," said Patrick Harr, SlashNext CEO. "Today's hyper-targeted spear phishing attacks, coming at users from all digital channels, are simply not discernable to the human eye. Add to that the increasing number of attacks coming from legitimate infrastructure, and the reason phishing is the number one thing leading to disruptive ransomware attacks is obvious."