2023-12-11 Post a Comment

Russian hackers targeted US intel officers in â€˜sophisticated spear phishing campaign,â€™ DOJ says

BYÂ SARAH FORTINSKY Russian hackers targeted US intel officers, Hackers acting on behalf of the Russian government targeted U.S. intelligence officers in a â€œsophisticated spear phishing campaignâ€ designed to influence elections in the United Kingdom, the Justice Department (DOJ) alleged Thursday. The operation successfully hacked into computer networks in the U.S., the U.K., Ukraine and other NATO member countries and â€œstole information used in foreign malign influence operations designed to influence […]

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2023-12-11 Post a Comment

Russian Hackers Exploiting Outlook Zero-day to Attack NATO Member Countries

Russian Hackers Exploiting Outlook Using a zero-day exploit in Microsoft Outlook (tracked asÂ CVE-2023-23397), Fighting Ursa Aka APT28 targets at least 30 companies across 14 countries that are probably significant sources of strategic intelligence for the Russian government and military. All 14 countries targeted in a total of three campaigns are institutions within NATO member countries, except those in Ukraine, Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates. These organizations included vital infrastructure […]

Cyber security

2023-12-03 Post a Comment

Top 9 Cybersecurity Trends in 2024

Author: Linda Rosencrance ,Technology Journalist. In recent years, businesses have increased theirÂ cybersecurityÂ spending and enhanced security measures to stay ahead of cybercriminals. However, threat actors have also improved their techniques, making it a never-ending battle between those aiming to protect their data and those trying to steal it. As the New Year arrives, organizations must prepare for the new and recurring cyber threats that aim to bring them to their knees. […]

Cyber crime

2023-11-04 Post a Comment

No ransoms for cybercriminals.

A US-led alliance of forty countries has committed to signing a pledge to never pay ransoms, leaving cybercriminals without one of their main funding mechanisms, according to a senior White House official. The International Counter Ransomware Initiative comes as the number of ransomware attacks grows worldwide, vowing to work toward eliminating the hackers’ funding mechanism No ransoms for cybercriminals. The United States is by far the worst hit, with 46% […]

Enter the Puma phishing link-shortening gang caught

Cyber crime

2023-11-04 Post a Comment

Enter the Puma phishing link shortening gang caught

The Enter the Puma phishing link shortening gang caught threat group believed to be from Ukraine went undetected for years, selling URL link-shortening services to other cybercriminals to help facilitate their malicious activities. Prolific Enter the Puma phishing link-shortening gang caught-Puma is believed to have registered 35,000-75,000 fake domain names since April 2022 and went undiscovered until cybersecurity analyst Infoblox exposed its activities earlier this year. Infoblox says it doesnâ€™t […]