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To Catch A Thief | Rubrik

For this special live recording of To Catch a Thief at The New York Stock Exchange, host and former lead cybersecurity and digital espionage reporter for The New York Times, Nicole Perlroth sits down with those who have been directly targeted by, traced, or directly engaged China’s state-sponsored hackers, diplomatically, or in the cyber domain:…

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Canada, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Department of Justice (DOJ), extradition, Global Security News, hacking, indictment, North America, Ransomware, Snowflake, Threats

Canadian citizen allegedly involved in Snowflake attacks consents to extradition to US

A Canadian citizen is one step closer to standing trial in the United States for his alleged involvement in a series of attacks targeting as many as 165 Snowflake customers, one of the most widespread and damaging attack sprees on record.  Connor Moucka consented to extradition on Friday to face 20 federal charges, including conspiracy…

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Asia Pacific, china, cyberattack, cyberespionage, Cyberlaw, espionage, Global Security News, hacking, law enforcement, Security Bloggers Network, Threats & Breaches, Uncategorized

Silk Typhoon Hackers Indicted

Lots of interesting details in the story: The US Department of Justice on Wednesday announced the indictment of 12 Chinese individuals accused of more than a decade of hacker intrusions around the world, including eight staffers for the contractor i-Soon, two officials at China’s Ministry of Public Security who allegedly worked with them, and two…

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APT27, china, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Exploits, Global Security News, hacking, ivanti, Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center, Research, silk typhoon, Threats

Silk Typhoon shifted to specifically targeting IT management companies

The Chinese state-backed threat group Silk Typhoon shifted tactics in late 2024 to broaden access and enable follow-on attacks against downstream customers of its initial targets, Microsoft Threat Intelligence said in a blog released Wednesday.  The Chinese espionage group, which is also known as APT27, has abused stolen API keys and credentials for privileged access…

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crowdstrike, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Global Security News, hacking, Palo Alto Networks, Ransomware, ReliaQuest, Research, Threat Intelligence, Threats, Unit 42

Cybercriminals picked up the pace on attacks last year

Threat actors became increasingly efficient last year, rapidly achieving lateral movement and swiftly stealing data at a faster clip than ever before, according to multiple threat intelligence firms.  The reduced time frame is a clear indicator that cybercriminals are constantly improving their ability to be successful. With the abuse of legitimate system tools to help…

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cyberattack, Cybersecurity, Global IT News, Global Security News, hacking, Security, Space

Polish space agency says it’s investigating a cyberattack

Poland’s space agency (POLSA) says it is working to restore services following a cybersecurity incident. POLSA, the Polish government agency responsible for the country’s space activities, said in a post on X that it had “immediately disconnected” its network from the internet after detecting the cyberattack on Sunday. POLSA’s website remains offline at the time…

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Amnesty, Amnesty International, Cellebrite, Global IT News, Global Security News, Google, hacking, Security, Serbia, Spyware, zero days

Researchers uncover unknown Android flaws used to hack into a student’s phone

Amnesty International said that Google fixed previously unknown flaws in Android that allowed authorities to unlock phones using forensic tools. On Friday, Amnesty International published a report detailing a chain of three zero-day vulnerabilities developed by phone-unlocking company Cellebrite, which its researchers found after investigating the hack of a student protester’s phone in Serbia. The…

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Spyware maker caught distributing malicious Android apps for years

Italian company SIO, which sells to government customers, is behind an Android spyware campaign called Spyrtacus that spoofed popular apps like WhatsApp, per security researchers. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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IMI becomes the latest British engineering firm to be hacked

British engineering company IMI has disclosed a cybersecurity incident just days after rival firm Smiths reported it was targeted by hackers.  IMI, a Birmingham-based firm that designs and manufactures products for industrial automation, transport, and climate control, said in a filing with the London Stock Exchange on Thursday that it is “currently responding to a…

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AE Industrial, Cybersecurity, Exclusive, Global IT News, Global Security News, government spyware, hacking, Meta, paragon, Paragon Solutions, Security, surveillance, WhatsApp

Spyware maker Paragon confirms U.S. government is a customer

Israeli spyware maker Paragon Solutions confirmed to TechCrunch that it sells its products to the U.S. government and other unspecified allied countries. Paragon’s executive chairman John Fleming said in a statement to TechCrunch on Tuesday that, “Paragon licenses its technology to a select group of global democracies — principally, the United States and its allies.”…

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Hacked buses blare out patriotic pro-European anthems in Tbilisi, attack government

Residents of Tbilisi, the capital city of Georgia, experienced an unexpected and unusual start to their Friday morning commute. As they boarded their public transport buses, they were greeted by a barrage of sound emanating from the vehicles’ speakers. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

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Cybersecurity, Global IT News, Global Security News, hacking, ivanti, nominet, Security, zero day

UK domain giant Nominet confirms cybersecurity incident linked to Ivanti VPN hacks

Nominet, the U.K. domain registry that maintains .co.uk domains, has experienced a cybersecurity incident that it confirmed is linked to the recent exploitation of a new Ivanti VPN vulnerability. In an email to customers, seen by TechCrunch, Nominet warned of an “ongoing security incident” under investigation. Nominet said hackers accessed its systems via “third-party VPN…

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AT&T, Cybersecurity, Global IT News, Global Security News, hacking, Salt Typhoon, Security, Verizon

Verizon says it has secured its network after breach by China-linked Salt Typhoon group

U.S. telecom giant Verizon says it has secured its network after being targeted by the China-linked Salt Typhoon cyberespionage group. In a statement given to TechCrunch on Sunday, Verizon spokesperson Richard Young said the company has “contained the cyber incident brought on by this nation-state threat actor,” and that it has not detected any threat actor…

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Asia Pacific, china, configuration managment, Cybersecurity, Federal Communications Commission, Global Security News, Government, hacking, information sharing, microsegmentation, Salt Typhoon, telecommunications, Threats, Vulnerability Management, White House

White House: Salt Typhoon hacks possible because telecoms lacked basic security measures

The White House said Friday that as the U.S. government continues to assess the damage caused by the Salt Typhoon hacks, the breach occurred in large part due to telecommunications companies failing to implement rudimentary cybersecurity measures across their IT infrastructure.  Anne Neuberger, the White House’s deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technology,…

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Best of 2023: Best online .apk virus scanners – Hackernet

They are a lot of antivirus software and online scanners available to scan antivirus but only some of them work well. Here we listed the Best online .apk virus scanners that scan and compare with the original file version and also check with malware patterns that are available at antivirus providers. These online scanners scan…

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