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Faraway Russian hackers breached US organization via Wi-Fi
2024-11-25 16:50

Forest Blizzard, a threat group associated with Russia’s GRU military intelligence service, repeatedly breached a US-based organization via compromised computer systems of nearby firms, which they...

China has utterly pwned 'thousands and thousands' of devices at US telcos
2024-11-25 13:15

Senate Intelligence Committee chair says his 'hair is on fire' as execs front the White House The Biden administration on Friday hosted telco execs to chat about China's recent attacks on the...

Hackers breach US firm over Wi-Fi from Russia in 'Nearest Neighbor Attack'
2024-11-22 19:33

Russian state hackers APT28 (Fancy Bear/Forest Blizzard/Sofacy) breached a U.S. company through its enterprise WiFi network while being thousands of miles away, by leveraging a novel technique...

US charges five alleged members of Scattered Spider gang
2024-11-21 16:00

Law enforcement unsealed criminal charges against five alleged members of Scattered Spider, who allegedly targeted employees of companies nationwide with phishing text messages and then used the...

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US seizes PopeyeTools cybercrime marketplace, charges administrators
2024-11-21 15:44

The U.S. has seized the cybercrime website 'PopeyeTools' and unsealed charges against three of its administrators, Abdul Ghaffar, Abdul Sami, and Javed Mirza, for selling stolen data. [...]

Chinese cyberspies, Musk’s Beijing ties, labelled ‘real risk’ to US security by senator
2024-11-20 23:50

Meet Liminal Panda, which prowls telecom networks in South Asia and Africa A senior US senator has warned that American tech companies’ activities in China represent a national security risk, in a...

US charges five linked to Scattered Spider cybercrime gang
2024-11-20 19:22

The U.S. Justice Department has charged five suspects believed to be part of the financially motivated Scattered Spider cybercrime gang with conspiracy to commit wire fraud. [...]

Mega US healthcare payments network restores system 9 months after ransomware attack
2024-11-20 18:01

Change Healthcare’s $2 billion recovery is still a work in progress Still reeling from its February ransomware attack, Change Healthcare confirms its clearinghouse services are back up and...

Russian suspected Phobos ransomware admin extradited to US over $16M extortion
2024-11-19 21:55

This malware is FREE for EVERY crook ($300 decryption keys sold separately) A Russian citizen has been extradited from South Korea to the United States to face charges related to his alleged role...

Phobos ransomware administrator faces US cybercrime charges
2024-11-19 10:20

The Justice Department unsealed criminal charges against Evgenii Ptitsyn, 42, a Russian national, for allegedly administering the sale, distribution, and operation of Phobos ransomware. Ptitsyn...