Microsoft Releases Open Source Resources for Solorigate Threat Hunting
Microsoft on Thursday announced the open source availability of CodeQL queries that it used during its investigation into the SolarWinds attack.
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Cybercrime
The state of stalkerware in 2020
The 2020 data shows that the stalkerware situation has not improved much: the number of affected people is still high. A total of 53,870 unique users were affected globally by stalkerware in 2020.
Here’s How North Korean Hackers Stole Data From Isolated Network Segment
During an attack on the defense industry, the North Korea-linked threat group known as Lazarus was able to exfiltrate data from a restricted network segment by taking control of a router and setting it up as a proxy server.
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Ukraine Says Russian Cyberspies Targeted Gov Agencies in Supply Chain Attack
Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) this week published two press releases describing cyberattacks aimed at the country.
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Venture Capital Giant Sequoia Targeted in BEC Attack
Silicon Valley-based venture capital giant Sequoia Capital said the recently disclosed data breach was apparently the result of a business email compromise (BEC) attack attempt.
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New ‘LazyScripter’ Hacking Group Targets Airlines
A recently identified threat actor that remained unnoticed for roughly two years appears focused on the targeting of airlines that are using the BSPLink financial settlement software made by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), cybersec…
Four Additional Threat Groups Seen Targeting Industrial Organizations in 2020
A total of 15 threat groups have been observed targeting industrial organizations, according to industrial cybersecurity firm Dragos.
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Hackers Leak Data Stolen From Jet Maker Bombardier
Just as the cybercriminals behind the Clop ransomware operation made public information supposedly stolen from Canadian business jet manufacturer Bombardier, the company confirmed suffering a data breach.
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Vietnamese Hackers Target Human Rights Defenders: Amnesty
Between February 2018 and November 2020, Vietnam-linked hacking group Ocean Lotus targeted Vietnamese human rights activists in the country and abroad with spyware, a new report from Amnesty International reveals.
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Twitter Shuts Down Four Networks of State-Sponsored Disinformation Accounts
Twitter this week announced that it has suspended multiple accounts that were found to be part of four networks involved in disinformation activities associated with Armenia, Iran, and Russia.
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