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2024-10-18 Post a Comment

Hacker allegedly behind attacks on FBI, Airbus, National Public Data arrested in Brazil

Jonathan Greig Federal law enforcement in Brazil arrested a hacker allegedly behind several brazen, high-profile cyberattacks. In a statement on Wednesday, Brazilâ€™s Department of Federal Police (DFP)said they launched â€œOperation Data Breachâ€ to investigate several intrusions on their own systems as well as others internationally. â€œA search and seizure warrant and a preventive arrest warrant was served in the city of Belo Horizonte/MG against an investigated person suspected of being […]

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2024-10-18 Post a Comment

FBI arrests Alabama man in connection to SEC social media hack

Sam Sabin Federal authorities have arrested a man in Athens, Alabama who allegedly helpedÂ hackÂ the Securities and Exchange Commission’s account on X, formerly Twitter, earlier this year. Why it matters:Â The arrest is the first indication of who was actually behind the incident, which sent shockwaves through the financial and crypto world. Catch up quick:Â In January, someoneÂ hackedÂ the SEC’s X account and published a post falsely saying that national exchanges were now approved […]

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2024-10-18 Post a Comment

Undercover North Korean IT workers now steal data, extort employers

By Bill Toulas North Korean IT professionals who trick Western companies into hiring them are stealing data from the organization’s network and asking for a ransom to not leak it. Dispatching IT workers to seek employment at companies in wealthier nations is a tactic that North Korea has been using for years as a means to obtain privileged access for cyberattacks or to generate revenue for the country’s weapons programs. […]

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2024-09-11 Post a Comment

Experts Identify 3 Chinese-Linked Clusters Behind Cyberattacks in Southeast Asia

A trio of threat activity clusters linked to China has been observed compromising Cyberattacks more government organizations in Southeast Asia as part of a renewed state-sponsored operation codenamed Crimson Palace, indicating an expansion in the scope of the espionage effort. Cyberattacks Cybersecurity firm Sophos, which has been monitoring the cyber offensive, said it comprises three intrusion sets tracked as Cluster Alpha (STAC1248), Cluster Bravo (STAC1870), and Cluster Charlie (STAC1305). STAC […]

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2024-08-28 Post a Comment

Windows Downdate tool lets you ‘unpatch’ Windows systems

By Sergiu Gatlan SafeBreach security researcher Alon Leviev has released hisÂ Windows DowndateÂ tool, which can be used for downgrade attacks that reintroduce old vulnerabilities in up-to-date Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server systems. In such attacks, threat actors force up-to-date targeted devices to revert to older software versions, thus reintroducing security vulnerabilities that can be exploited to compromise the system. Windows Downdate is available as an open-source Python-based program and […]