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1,400 Pegasus spyware infections detailed in WhatsApp’s lawsuit filings
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The filings, part of a lawsuit WhatsApp filed against the NSO Group in 2019, shine a light on how Israel-based NSO Group — a notoriously secretive company — operates the powerful Pegasus spyware on behalf of government customers.
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21h ago
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Malware being delivered by mail, warns Swiss cyber agency
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The postal letters, dated to 12 November, claim to be offering people in the country a new weather app developed by the country's meteorological agency, however they contain a QR code redirecting people to a malicious application developed by fraudsters.
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on Thu, 6PM
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Hungary confirms hack of defense procurement agency
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Hungarian officials said the network of the NATO ally's defense procurement agency had been hacked. A ransomware gang had claimed earlier that it stole data from the agency.
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on Thu, 6PM
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How Italy became an unexpected spyware hub
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Italy is home to six major spyware vendors and one supplier, with many smaller and harder-to-track enterprises emerging all the time, experts say.
#NSO #Italy #markt #report #Italien #privacy #surveillance #cybersecurity #spyware
on Tue, 6PM
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Top Ukrainian cyber official resigns a year after taking office
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Yury Myronenko is leaving the SSSCIP after a year of quietly leading the agency, which protects communications networks and other tech infrastructure.
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German football club leaves X, warning Elon Musk ‘capable of influencing German election’
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In a post on the club’s website on Thursday, St. Pauli said “Elon Musk had turned a space for debate into an amplifier of hate that was capable of influencing the German parliamentary election campaign.”
#News #musk #hacking #infosec #privacy #security #Technology #socialamedia #cybersecurity
on Thu, 4PM
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Cybercriminals target victims in Spain, Germany, Ukraine with Strela Stealer malware
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The financially-motivated group tracked as Hive0145 has infected targets with Strela Stealer malware delivered through phishing emails disguised as legitimate invoice notifications.
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on Thu, 3PM
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Indian police arrest suspect in $230 million WazirX crypto exchange hack
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Delhi police arrested a man suspected of helping to initiate an intrusion into WazirX, one of the country's largest cryptocurrency exchanges.
2h ago
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US agencies confirm Beijing-linked telecom breach involving call records of politicians, wiretaps
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In a statement late on Wednesday, the FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said an investigation that began in late October has revealed a “broad and significant cyber espionage campaign.”
on Thu, 2AM
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Iran-linked group aims malware at aerospace industry through fake job recruiters
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Researchers at Israel-based company ClearSky say they've identified a campaign designed to spread malware to aerospace companies through documents provided by fake job recruiters — a tactic usually attributed to North Korea.
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on Thu, 2PM
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NIST says exploited vulnerability backlog cleared but end-of-year goal for full list unlikely
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology has faced criticism since it became clear that thousands of critical vulnerabilities were not being analyzed or enriched.
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on Wed, 10PM
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Bitdefender releases decryptor for ShrinkLocker ransomware
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The decryptor targets a novel ransomware strain that has emerged in the last year and exploits the legitimate BitLocker tool to encrypt devices.
on Wed, 4PM
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Dutch company behind Hannaford, Stop & Shop says cyber issue affecting US network
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The cyberattack reportedly affected some grocery delivery orders and has had an impact on pharmacy operations. The company Ahold Delhaize recently discovered a cyberattack within its U.S. network, where it operates more than 2,000 stores.
on Tue, 11PM
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Delta, Amazon confirm vendor breach as dark web posts revive MOVEit leak concerns
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The companies confirmed that employee data was stolen through a third party after a hacker leaked information purportedly stolen from 25 entities.
on Tue, 7PM
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Surge in exploits of zero-day vulnerabilities is ‘new normal’ warns Five Eyes alliance
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In a co-authored advisory, the agencies list the top 15 most routinely exploited vulnerabilities of 2023, with CVE-2023-3519 — an issue affecting Citrix’s networking product NetScalers — being the most widely used.
on Tue, 5PM
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Cyberattack causes credit card readers to malfunction in Israel
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Customers at supermarkets and gas stations were reportedly unable to make payments due to the incident, which reports suggest lasted around an hour.
on Mon, 1PM
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Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro said Wednesday that his administration is probing the disappearance of $11 million allegedly used to buy powerful Pegasus spyware, which he said he believes was acquired by the previous administration.
on Sep 5
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US indicts two RT employees for alleged Russian disinformation effort
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The Department of Justice accused the Russian government of using RT to “orchestrate an influence campaign by secretly planting and financing a content creation company on U.S. soil.”
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on Sep 5
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Cryptocurrency industry faces ‘difficult to detect’ North Korean social engineering scams, FBI says
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Despite the “sophisticated technical acumen” of decentralized finance companies, they can fall victim to “complex and elaborate” social engineering schemes to gather information about employees and build rapport with them.
on Sep 3
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Chinese ‘Spamouflage’ operatives are mimicking disillusioned Americans online
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Researchers at Graphika found fake social media personas that shifted and rebranded as the so-called Spamouflage campaign looked to spread divisive messages to U.S. voters.
on Sep 3
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Chinese national faces 20 years in US prison for laundering pig-butchering proceeds
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Daren Li, 41, faces up to 20 years in prison for taking part in an operation that laundered more than $73 million stolen from people duped by so-called “pig-butchering” scams.
on Wed, 7PM
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Top White House cyber official urges Trump to focus on ransomware, China
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When President Donald Trump once again takes office in January, he’ll have to confront some of the same cybersecurity issues he dealt with during his first term — but in some cases they’ve only gotten worse.
on Wed, 7PM
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Wisconsin city of Sheboygan says ransom demanded after cyberattack
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On Sunday the city provided an update confirming that hackers gained “unauthorized access” to the city’s network and caused disruptions.
on Wed, 4PM
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China-linked group hacked Tibetan media and university sites to distribute Cobalt Strike payload
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The hacking of websites belonging to the digital news outlet Tibet Post and Gyudmed Tantric University appear to be part of a series of cyberattacks targeting the Tibetan community.
on Wed, 3AM
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Controversial UN cybercrime treaty clears final hurdle before full vote as US defends support
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The draft of the contentious resolution was approved as both the United States and United Kingdom defended their support for a measure that has faced backlash from tech companies, human rights defenders and members of Congress.
on Tue, 9PM
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Exclusive: Nakasone on exploding pagers, life after the NSA and another possible government job
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The Click Here podcast sat down with the former head of NSA and U.S. Cyber Command for a wide-ranging conversation about everything from North Korean troops in Ukraine to the prospect of possibly returning to a government job.
on Tue, 8PM
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Germany warns of potential cyber threats from Russia ahead of snap election
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“We must be especially prepared against threats like hacker attacks, manipulation, and disinformation," German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said.
on Tue, 7PM
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Norway selected over Russia to host UN’s internet governance forum
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The five-day forum, scheduled for June 2025, will be the largest UN meeting ever hosted in Norway, according to a statement released by Norwegian authorities on Monday. The IGF is expected to welcome around 4,000 in-person participants and an equal number of virtual attendees.
on Tue, 2PM
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Chinese official ruined by crypto investments gets life in prison for selling state secrets
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Chinese authorities announced on Friday that a public servant who found himself with large debts due to failed cryptocurrency investments had been sentenced to life in prison for selling state secrets to an unidentified foreign intelligence agency.
on Mon, 5PM
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Babatunde Francis Ayeni and two alleged co-conspirators defrauded more than 400 people nationwide through scams targeting the real estate industry.
on Fri, 10PM
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TSA floats new rules mandating cyber incident reporting for pipelines, railroads
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The proposed rule would codify regulations adopted after the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack in May 2021, which prompted agencies to increase their focus on cybersecurity.
on Fri, 9PM
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These major software firms took CISA’s secure-by-design pledge. Here’s how they’re implementing it
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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) secure-by-design pledge has hit its six-month mark, and companies that took the pledge say they’ve made significant security improvements since they signed onto the initiative.
on Nov 8
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Belarus arrests members of ‘neighborhood’ chat groups ahead of January election
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Most of the more than 100 Belarusian citizens detained in the last week were participants in online chats created to communicate among residents of apartment buildings.
on Nov 8
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Following Trump win, FBI warns of ‘slave plantation’ texts targeting African Americans
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The FBI said on Thursday that it is “aware of the offensive and racist text messages sent to individuals around the country and is in contact with the Justice Department and other federal authorities on the matter.”
on Nov 8
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CISA’s Jack Cable on secure-by-design pledge progress — and next steps
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The pledge, and CISA’s broader secure-by-design initiative, are key parts of the White House’s push to hold tech companies accountable for the cascading harms of poorly designed products and vulnerable software.
on Nov 8
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According to a statement from the South Korean president’s office on Friday, the country’s cyber agencies have detected an increase in Russia-linked attacks, primarily targeting civilian and government websites.
on Nov 8
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Russia’s internet watchdog blocks thousands of websites that use Cloudflare's privacy service
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Russia’s media censor, Roskomnadzor, has blocked thousands of local websites that use an encryption feature from the U.S. company Cloudflare, designed to improve privacy and security for internet users.
on Nov 8
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Texas-based oilfield supplier faces disruptions following ransomware attack
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In a regulatory filing on Thursday evening, Newpark Resources said it discovered the ransomware attack on October 29 that affected internal information systems.
on Nov 8
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North Korea allegedly targeting crypto businesses with Mac-focused malware
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A group tracked as BlueNoroff is sending phishing emails to cryptocurrency-related firms, with the intention of sneaking malware onto Mac computers, researchers said.
on Nov 8
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Ukrainian military’s anti-drone GPS spoofing spills into civilians’ phones
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On a recent morning, some Ukrainians arrived late to work, others overslept, and some missed important calls because their phones were operating as if they were in a different time zone. The cause? Military anti-drone technology.
on Nov 7
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Canada to force TikTok to dissolve its business in the country
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While the Canadian government ordered TikTok to close its offices in the country, it is not banning Canadians’ from using the popular app.
on Nov 7
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China-linked hackers tasked with Japanese targets pursue them through Europe
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A Beijing-aligned hacker group has been spotted targeting a diplomatic organization in the European Union for the first time. The attack used a Japanese-themed lure.
on Nov 7
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Outages impact Washington state courts after ‘unauthorized activity’ detected on network
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Courts in the Washington counties of Thurston, Monroe, Renton, Puyallup, Bainbridge, King, Pierce, Whatcom, and Lewis have all been impacted by what may be a cyber intrusion.
on Nov 6
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SelectBlinds says 200,000 customers impacted after hackers embed malware on site
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In breach notification documents filed this week in California and Maine, SelectBlinds said employees discovered the malware on September 28 and realized the malware had been on the company website since at least January 7.
on Nov 6
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UK orders Chinese owners to relinquish control of Scottish semiconductor business
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The British government on Wednesday ordered a Chinese-owned holding company to sell its shares in a Scottish semiconductor business following a national security assessment.
on Nov 6
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Major Ukrainian university bans Telegram to reduce cyberthreats
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Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (KNU) will stop using the Telegram messaging app for official communications, citing potential Russian cyberthreats.
on Nov 6
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Cyberattack disables tracking systems and panic alarms on British prison vans
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Microlise, a telematics company, said a network intrusion affected services that it provides to British prisoner escort vans.
on Nov 6
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Top US cyber official says 'no evidence of malicious activity' impacting election
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"While at the national level we saw some minor disruptive activity throughout the day, activity that was largely expected and planned for," said CISA's Jen Easterly.
on Nov 6
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Interpol operation nets 41 arrests, takedown of 22,000 malicious IPs
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The global operation was intended to root out malicious IP addresses used for phishing, ransomware and infostealer malware.
on Nov 5
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Former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett on the dangers of election disinformation
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Corbett spoke with Recorded Future News about what to make of falsehoods being spread on Election Day and why Americans must start asking for proof before believing what they read online.
on Nov 5