Hamas-linked Hackers Targeting High-Ranking Israelis Using ‘Catfish’ Lures
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
A threat actor with affiliations to the cyber warfare division of Hamas has been linked to an "elaborate campaign" targeting high-profile Israeli individuals employed in sensitive defense,...
Block Admits Data Breach Involving Cash App Data Accessed by Former Employee
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Block, the company formerly known as Square, has disclosed a data breach that involved a former employee downloading unspecified reports pertaining to its Cash App Investing that...
Multiple Hacker Groups Capitalizing on Ukraine Conflict for Distributing Malware
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
At least three different advanced persistent threat (APT) groups from across the world have launched spear-phishing campaigns in mid-March 2022 using the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war as a...
Russian Wiper Malware Likely Behind Recent Cyberattack on Viasat KA-SAT Modems
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
The cyberattack aimed at Viasat that temporarily knocked KA-SAT modems offline on February 24, 2022, the same day Russian military forces invaded Ukraine, is believed to have...
Hackers Increasingly Using ‘Browser-in-the-Browser’ Technique in Ukraine Related Attacks
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
A Belarusian threat actor known as Ghostwriter (aka UNC1151) has been spotted leveraging the recently disclosed browser-in-the-browser (BitB) technique as part of their credential phishing campaigns exploiting...
New Report on Okta Hack Reveals the Entire Episode LAPSUS$ Attack
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
An independent security researcher has shared what's a detailed timeline of events that transpired as the notorious LAPSUS$ extortion gang broke into a third-party provider linked to...
U.S. Charges 4 Russian Govt. Employees Over Hacking Critical Infrastructure Worldwide
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
The U.S. government on Thursday released a cybersecurity advisory outlining multiple intrusion campaigns conducted by state-sponsored Russian cyber actors from 2011 to 2018 that targeted the energy...
Researchers Trace LAPSUS$ Cyber Attacks to 16-Year-Old Hacker from England
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Authentication services provider Okta on Wednesday named Sitel as the third-party linked to a security incident experienced by the company in late January that allowed the LAPSUS$...
Microsoft and Okta Confirm Breach by LAPSUS$ Extortion Group
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Microsoft on Tuesday confirmed that the LAPSUS$ extortion-focused hacking crew had gained "limited access" to its systems, as authentication services provider Okta revealed that nearly 2.5% of...
U.S. Government Warns Companies of Potential Russian Cyber Attacks
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
The U.S. government on Monday once again cautioned of potential cyber attacks from Russia in retaliation for economic sanctions imposed by the west on the country following...
