Scattered Spider Hacking Spree Continues With Airline Sector Attacks
Microsoft has called the hacker collective one of the most dangerous current cyberthreats.
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Hired Hacker Assists Drug Cartel in Finding, Killing FBI Sources
According to a government report, El Chapo’s Sinaloa drug cartel used a hacker to spy on people connected to the FBI’s 2018 investigation against the kingpin, which led to deadly consequences.
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Chinese Company Hikvision Banned By Canadian Government
Though the company’s video surveillance products will be prohibited for government use, individuals and private businesses can still buy the vendor’s products.
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Rethinking Cyber-Risk as Traditional Models Fall Short
Systemic cyber-risk models are not accounting for rapidly evolving threats — and a time when organizations are more interconnected than ever.
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Airoha Chip Vulns Put Sony, Bose Earbuds & Headphones at Risk
The vulnerabilities, which have yet to be published, could allow a threat actor to hijack not only Bluetooth earbuds and headphones but also the devices connected to them.
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U.S. Agencies Warn of Rising Iranian Cyberattacks on Defense, OT Networks, and Critical Infrastructure
U.S. cybersecurity and intelligence agencies have issued a joint advisory warning of potential cyber-attacks from Iranian state-sponsored or affiliated threat actors. “Over the past several months, there has been increasing activity from hacktivists and Iranian government-affiliated actors, which is expected to escalate due to recent events,” the agencies said. “These cyber actors often
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Europol Dismantles $540 Million Cryptocurrency Fraud Network, Arrests Five Suspects
Europol on Monday announced the takedown of a cryptocurrency investment fraud ring that laundered €460 million ($540 million) from more than 5,000 victims across the world. The operation, the agency said, was carried out by the Spanish Guardia Civil, along with support from law enforcement authorities from Estonia, France, and the United States. Europol said…
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AI-Themed SEO Poisoning Attacks Spread Info, Crypto Stealers
Malicious websites designed to rank high in Google search results for ChatGPT and Luma AI deliver the Lumma and Vidar infostealers and other malware.
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Why Cybersecurity Should Come Before AI in Schools
The sooner we integrate cybersecurity basics into school curriculum, the stronger and more resilient our children — and their futures — will be.
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Blind Eagle Uses Proton66 Hosting for Phishing, RAT Deployment on Colombian Banks
The threat actor known as Blind Eagle has been attributed with high confidence to the use of the Russian bulletproof hosting service Proton66. Trustwave SpiderLabs, in a report published last week, said it was able to make this connection by pivoting from Proton66-linked digital assets, leading to the discovery of an active threat cluster that…