Ex-FSB officer sentenced to 9 years in prison for helping Russian hackers
A Russian court has sentenced a former Federal Security Service (FSB) officer to nine years in prison for taking a $1.7 million bribe from hackers and promising to...
Phishing-as-a-service platform LabHost shut down in global operation
One of the world’s largest phishing-as-a-service platforms has been “severely disrupted” by a global year-long operation, Europol announced on Thursday. Law enforcement from 19 countries searched 70...
NATO to launch new cyber center to contest cyberspace ‘at all times’
NATO will establish a new cyber center at its military headquarters in Mons, Belgium, a senior official confirmed to Recorded Future News on Wednesday. The new facility, details...
Critical Atlassian Flaw Exploited to Deploy Linux Variant of Cerber Ransomware
Apr 17, 2024NewsroomEncryption / Vulnerability
Threat actors are exploiting unpatched Atlassian servers to deploy a Linux variant of Cerber (aka C3RB3R) ransomware.
The attacks leverage CVE-2023-22518 (CVSS score: 9.1), a critical...
Russian APT Deploys New ‘Kapeka’ Backdoor in Eastern European Attacks
Apr 17, 2024NewsroomRansomware / Cyber Espionage
A previously undocumented "flexible" backdoor called Kapeka has been "sporadically" observed in cyber attacks targeting Eastern Europe, including Estonia and Ukraine, since at least...
Vote looms on bill to curtail government transactions with data brokers
The House is expected to vote Wednesday on a controversial bill that would rein in the government’s ability to buy information about Americans from data brokers without a...
Russian disinformation efforts around US elections ‘kicked into gear over the last 45 days’:...
Editor's note: Story updated 2:00 p.m. EST with details of guidance issued by U.S. government agencies. Russia’s disinformation operations around the U.S. elections have ramped up over...
Sandworm hackers play ‘central role’ in Russia’s cyberwar with Ukraine
Kremlin-controlled Sandworm hackers remain the most substantial threat to Ukrainian cyberspace while also eyeing targets abroad, according to new research. "To date, no other Russian government-backed cyber...
Over 500 people targeted by Pegasus spyware in Poland, officials say
Poland’s national prosecutor said that nearly 578 citizens were targeted with powerful commercial spyware called Pegasus between 2017 and 2022. Prosecutor General Adam Bodnar said on Tuesday...
