Cyberattacks
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Experts say some Trump officials’ plans to amp up cyberattacks against China would risk retaliation the US is increasingly unprepared for amid budget cuts (Joseph Menn/Washington Post)
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Feds charge 16 Russians allegedly tied to botnets used in cyberattacks and spying
The hacker ecosystem in Russia, more than perhaps anywhere else in the world, has long blurred the lines between cybercrime,…
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Paper Werewolf Deploys PowerModul Implant in Targeted Cyberattacks on Russian Sectors
The threat actor known as Paper Werewolf has been observed exclusively targeting Russian entities with a new implant called PowerModul.…
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CERT-UA Reports Cyberattacks Targeting Ukrainian State Systems with WRECKSTEEL Malware
Apr 04, 2025Ravie LakshmananCritical Infrastructure / Malware The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has revealed that no less…
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Tough day for Elon: Cyberattacks, outages hit X and decline in Tesla stock costs him $15 billion
With social media platform “X” (formerly Twitter) experiencing outages on and off today, the platform’s owner, Elon Musk, posted a…
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North Korean APT43 Uses PowerShell and Dropbox in Targeted South Korea Cyberattacks
Feb 13, 2025Ravie LakshmananUnited States A nation-state threat actor with ties to North Korea has been linked to an ongoing…
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Kuwait apprehends members of international gang after cyberattacks | Cybercrime News
The group operated from a van to wage cyberattacks on companies and banks and steal sensitive information. Authorities in Kuwait…
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Silent Lynx Using PowerShell, Golang, and C++ Loaders in Multi-Stage Cyberattacks
Feb 05, 2025Ravie LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Malware A previously undocumented threat actor known as Silent Lynx has been linked to…
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PureCrypter Deploys Agent Tesla and New TorNet Backdoor in Ongoing Cyberattacks
Jan 28, 2025Ravie LakshmananPhishing Attack / Network Security A financially motivated threat actor has been linked to an ongoing phishing…
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Top-Rated Chinese AI App DeepSeek Limits Registrations Amid Cyberattacks
Jan 28, 2025Ravie LakshmananArtificial Intelligence / Technology DeepSeek, the Chinese AI startup that has captured much of the artificial intelligence…
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