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A threat actor targeted low-skilled hackers, known as “script kiddies,” with a fake malware builder that secretly infected them with a backdoor to steal data and take over computers. […]
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Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: The PowerSchool hacker claims that they stole personal data of 62.4M students and 9.5M teachers; in a private customer FAQ, PowerSchool said it paid a ransom — The hacker who breached education tech giant PowerSchool claimed in an extortion demand that they stole the personal data of 62.4 million students and…
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The FBI and our partners disrupted a Chinese botnet and freed thousands of impacted devices from its clutches, Director Christopher Wray announced September 18.
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The U.S. Department of Justice disclosed that Brazilian hacker Junior Barros De Oliveira has been indicted over extorting nearly $3.2 million worth of cryptocurrency from the Brazilian subsidiary of a New Jersey-based firm, which had information from almost 300,000 customers compromised as a result of at least three separate data breaches, The Hacker News reports. Introduction to Malware…
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An individual charged with developing the malware used by the notorious ransomware group is now in custody awaiting extradition to the US
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Junior Barros De Oliveira, a 29-year-old resident of Curitiba, Brazil, has been indicted in the United States for orchestrating an extortion scheme involving data stolen from the computer systems of a Brazilian subsidiary of a New Jersey-based company. U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced the charges after the indictment was unsealed in Newark federal court.…
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An unknown hacker using two initial access techniques has compromised hundreds of victims that include not only threat hunters, pen testers, and other cybersecurity researchers but also other cybercriminals.
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“SAP systems are prime targets for attackers due to their critical role in managing core operations for large enterprises, storing sensitive data such as financial transactions, intellectual property, and personal information,” according to Chris Morgan, senior cyber threat intelligence analyst at ReliaQuest. “Developing an exploit that can decrypt secure storage and facilitate lateral movement within…
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Germany’s cybersecurity agency reported on Thursday that at least 30,000 internet-connected devices sold across the country were infected with pre-installed malware known as BadBox.
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COMMENTARY In the past, security professionals were true hackers at heart — passionate individuals who made money doing what they loved: breaking systems, pushing boundaries, and constantly learning. They grew their skills out of sheer curiosity and dedication.
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Dec 11, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Data Breach
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The US Department of Justice announced the unsealing of an indictment against Guan Tianfeng, a Chinese national associated with Sichuan Silence Information Technology Co. Ltd., for his alleged role in a sophisticated hacking operation targeting Sophos firewalls.
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NEWS BRIEF The US government unsealed charges yesterday against a Chinese national who allegedly broke into approximately 81,000 of Sophos firewall devices around the world in 2020.
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MalBot December 11, 2024, 11:05pm 1 The U.S. Department of Justice offers $10 million for information leading to arrest of hacker.
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The cybersecurity firm Sichuan Silence and one of its employees, Guan Tianfeng, have been sanctioned by the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) for their involvement in the April 2020 hack of tens of thousands of firewalls across the globe.
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Note: View the indictment here and FBI Wanted Poster here.
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Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs has uncovered an elaborate campaign by the Russian threat actor Secret Blizzard (also known as Turla). This operation demonstrates their signature tradecraft of hijacking other groups’ command-and-control (C2) infrastructure, allowing them to gather sensitive intelligence while masking their own involvement.
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A senior national security adviser in the Biden Administration has warned that a Chinese state-sponsored hacking group has breached telecommunications firms in “dozens of countries”.
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John Lee, a.k.a. John Threat, used the name “Corrupt” as a member of Masters of Deception (MOD), a New York based hacker group in the early ’90s.
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The Dark Web is home to illegal and criminal products and services up for sale — and that certainly encompasses the area of cybercrime. From website hacking to DDoS attacks to custom malware to changing school grades, you can buy one of these services from a hacker for hire. But just how much do these types…