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2024-10-19 Post a Comment

Feds unmask duo running one of the most prolific hacker gangs

Sam Sabin The Department of Justice has charged and arrested two Sudanese brothers with operating Anonymous Sudan, aÂ hacker groupÂ known for destructive websiteÂ takedowns. Why it matters:Â The indictment, unsealed Wednesday, paints the clearest picture of who was running the mysterious Anonymous Sudan hacking group â€” which has launched more than 35,000 attacks in the last year against hospitals, government offices and other major organizations. Driving the news:Â A grand jury indicted Ahmed Salah […]

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Cyber security

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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Cyber security

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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Cyber security

2024-06-11 Post a Comment

Operation Crimson Palace: Sophos threat hunting unveils multiple clusters of Chinese state-sponsored activity targeting Southeast Asian government

Threat clusters targeted a government agency for cyberespionage in a campaign that had precursors dating back to early 2022. Written byÂ Paul Jaramillo,Â Morgan Demboski,Â Mark Parsons JUNE 05, 2024 In May 2023, in a threat hunt across Sophos Managed Detection and Response telemetry, Sophos MDRâ€™s Mark Parsons uncovered a complex, long-running Chinese state-sponsored cyberespionage operation we have dubbed â€œCrimson Palaceâ€ targeting a high-profile government organization in Southeast Asia. MDR launched the hunt […]

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2024-02-10 Post a Comment

Hackers steal data of 2 million in SQL injection, XSS attacks

By Bill Toulas A threat group named ‘ResumeLooters’ has stolen the personal data of over two million job seekers after compromising 65 legitimate job listing and retail sites using SQL injection and cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. The attackers mainly focus on the APAC region, targeting sites in Australia, Taiwan, China, Thailand, India, and Vietnam to steal job seeker’s names, email addresses, phone numbers, employment history, education, and other relevant information. […]