UK hacker busted in Spain gets 5 years over Twitter hack and more
Not just that infamous Twitter hack, but SIM-swapping, stalking and swatting too…
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China-linked APT group VANGUARD PANDA uses a new tradecraft in recent attacks
China-linked APT group VANGUARD PANDA, aka Volt Typhoon, was spotted observing a novel tradecraft to gain initial access to target networks. CrowdStrike researchers observed the China-linked APT group VANGUARD PANDA, aka Volt Typhoon, using a novel tradecraft to gain initial access to target networks. The Volt Typhoon group has been active since at least mid-2021 […]
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British Twitter Hacker Sentenced to Prison in US
UK national Joseph James O’Connor was sentenced to five years in a US prison for hacking into Twitter accounts and stealing cryptocurrency.
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HWL Ebsworth hack: sensitive information from dozens of government agencies may be compromised
Hundreds of law firm’s clients waiting on confirmation of whether they are affected by data leaked in cyberattackFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastHundreds…
Trojanized Super Mario Bros game spreads malware
Researchers observed threat actors spreading a trojanized Super Mario Bros game installer to deliver multiple malware. Researchers from Cyble Research and Intelligence Labs (CRIL) discovered a trojanized Super Mario Bros game installer for Windows that was used to deliver multiple malware, including an XMR miner, SupremeBot mining client, and the Open-source Umbral stealer. The threat actors […]
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Twitter hacker sentenced to five years in prison for cybercrime offenses
A U.K. citizen, who was involved in the attack on Twitter in 2020, was sentenced to five years in prison for cybercrime offenses. Joseph James O’Connor, aka PlugwalkJoe (24), the hacker who was involved in the attacks on Twitter in 2020, was sentenced to five years in prison for cybercrime offenses. On November 2021, the […]
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 425 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition
A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Someone is sending mysterious smartwatches to the US Military personnel CISA orders govt agencies to fix […]
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UK man who pleaded guilty to celebrity Twitter hack gets five years in prison
Joseph James O’Connor, 24, pleaded guilty to cybercrime charges last month for hijacking famous accounts in a bitcoin scamA British man who took part in schemes to hack the Twitter accounts of celebrities, including Joe Biden and Elon Musk, was sentenc…
UPS Data Harvested for SMS Phishing Attacks
I get UPS phishing spam on my phone all the time. I never click on it, because it’s so obviously spam. Turns out that hackers have been harvesting actual UPS delivery data from a Canadian tracking tool for its phishing SMSs.
In Other News: Microsoft Win32 App Isolation,Tsunami Hits Linux Servers, ChatGPT Credentials Exposed on Dark Web
Weekly cybersecurity news roundup that provides a summary of noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar for the week of June 19, 2023.
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