Iran and Hezbollah Hackers Launch Attacks to Influence Israel-Hamas Narrative
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Hackers backed by Iran and Hezbollah staged cyber attacks designed to undercut public support for the Israel-Hamas war after October 2023.
This includes destructive attacks against key Israeli organizations,...
Learn How to Build an Incident Response Playbook Against Scattered Spider in Real-Time
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Feb 20, 2024The Hacker NewsWebinar / Incident Response
In the tumultuous landscape of cybersecurity, the year 2023 left an indelible mark with the brazen exploits of the Scattered Spider...
Microsoft, OpenAI Warn of Nation-State Hackers Weaponizing AI for Cyber Attacks
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Feb 14, 2024NewsroomArtificial Intelligence / Cyber Attack
Nation-state actors associated with Russia, North Korea, Iran, and China are experimenting with artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs) to...
Microsoft, OpenAI Warn of Nation-State Hackers Weaponizing AI for Cyberattacks
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Feb 14, 2024NewsroomArtificial Intelligence / Cyber Attack
Nation-state actors associated with Russia, North Korea, Iran, and China are experimenting with artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs) to...
U.S. DoJ Dismantles Warzone RAT Infrastructure, Arrests Key Operators
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Feb 11, 2024NewsroomMalware / Cybercrime
The U.S. Justice Department (DoJ) on Friday announced the seizure of online infrastructure that was used to sell a remote access trojan (RAT) called...
After FBI Takedown, KV-Botnet Operators Shift Tactics in Attempt to Bounce Back
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The threat actors behind the KV-botnet made "behavioral changes" to the malicious network as U.S. law enforcement began issuing commands to neutralize the activity.
KV-botnet is the name given...
New Mispadu Banking Trojan Exploiting Windows SmartScreen Flaw
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Feb 05, 2024NewsroomMalware / Financial Security
The threat actors behind the Mispadu banking Trojan have become the latest to exploit a now-patched Windows SmartScreen security bypass flaw to compromise...
Patchwork Using Romance Scam Lures to Infect Android Devices with VajraSpy Malware
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Feb 05, 2024NewsroomCyber Espionage / Cyber Extortion
The threat actor known as Patchwork likely used romance scam lures to trap victims in Pakistan and India, and infect their Android...
AnyDesk Hacked: Popular Remote Desktop Software Mandates Password Reset
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Feb 03, 2024NewsroomCyber Attack / Software Security
Remote desktop software maker AnyDesk disclosed on Friday that it suffered a cyber attack that led to a compromise of its production...
U.S. Sanctions 6 Iranian Officials for Critical Infrastructure Cyber Attacks
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Feb 03, 2024NewsroomIntelligence Agency / Cyber Security
The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions against six officials associated with the Iranian intelligence agency for...
