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...
MGM sues to block FTC investigation of its data security
MGM Resorts International has sued the Federal Trade Commission in an attempt to quash an investigation into its data-security practices, claiming the agency’s requests are unconstitutional and that...
Ransomware attack has cost UnitedHealth $872 million; total expected to surpass $1 billion
The ransomware attack on a company owned by healthcare giant UnitedHealth Group (UHG) has so far caused $872 million in losses, according to the corporation’s latest earnings report. ...
Muddled Libra Shifts Focus to SaaS and Cloud for Extortion and Data Theft Attacks
Apr 15, 2024NewsroomCloud Security /SaaS Security
The threat actor known as Muddled Libra has been observed actively targeting software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications and cloud service provider (CSP) environments in a bid...
Tanzania ‘extensively’ censors LGBTQ+ apps and websites, researchers find
Tanzania has ramped up its digital censorship of LGBTQ+ websites, media and dating apps in the past year, researchers have found. According to the report released by...
