Tag: group
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DeadLock Ransomware Group Utilizes Polygon Smart Contracts
Stealthy Group Taps Blockchain ‘EtherHiding’ to Facilitate Victim Communications. The DeadLock ransomware group, a newly emerged digital extortion group, is using blockchain smart contracts to store proxy server addresses for facilitating ransomware negotiations with victim organizations. The technique suggests the group is made up of experienced cybercriminals. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/deadlock-ransomware-group-utilizes-polygon-smart-contracts-a-30518
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PLUGGYAPE Malware Uses Signal and WhatsApp to Target Ukrainian Defense Forces
The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has disclosed details of new cyber attacks targeting its defense forces with malware known as PLUGGYAPE between October and December 2025.The activity has been attributed with medium confidence to a Russian hacking group tracked as Void Blizzard (aka Laundry Bear or UAC-0190). The threat actor is believed…
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Popular Python libraries used in Hugging Face models subject to poisoned metadata attack
The open-source libraries were created by Salesforce, Nvidia, and Apple with a Swiss group First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/01/13/ai_python_library_bugs_allow/
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When the Marketing Graph Becomes the Target Map
Ad tech platforms likely know more about your executives than your security team does… and that information is available to anyone willing to pay for it. A recent investigation by Wired revealed that Google’s ad service hosted audience segments tied to highly sensitive groups, allowing marketers (and potential adversaries) to target mobile devices linked to..…
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Suspected ransomware attack threatens one of South Korea’s largest companies
Kyowon Group, a conglomerate owned by one of South Korea’s richest people, is the latest company there to report suspicious cyber activity to authorities. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/kyowon-group-south-korea-suspected-ransomware-attack
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Notorious BreachForums hacking site hit by ‘doomsday’ leak of 324,000 criminal users
Tags: access, breach, crime, cyber, cybercrime, dark-web, data, data-breach, email, extortion, group, hacking, intelligence, law, leak, password, penetration-testing, ransomware, risk, service, threatHave I Been Pwned, the data breach happened last August, two months before the police takedown of the BreachForums data extortion site after threats by Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters to use it to release one billion records stolen from Salesforce customers.This tallies with the August 11 date on the database leaked last week; that was the…
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FBI Flags Quishing Attacks From North Korean APT
A state-sponsored threat group tracked as Kimsuky sent QR-code-filled phishing emails to US and foreign government agencies, NGOs, and academic institutions. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/mobile-security/fbi-quishing-attacks-north-korean-apt
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New OPCOPRO Scam Uses AI and Fake WhatsApp Groups to Defraud Victim
Meet OPCOPRO, an online scam that builds a fake AI-run world like The Truman Show using WhatsApp and apps to steal IDs via fake KYC and investments. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/opcopro-scam-ai-fake-whatsapp-groups-fraud/
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Iran-linked MuddyWater APT deploys Rust-based implant in latest campaign
Rust offers evasion advantages: CloudSEK researchers said RustyWater was developed in Rust, which they said is increasingly used by malware authors for its memory safety features and cross-platform capabilities, according to the blog post. Other state-sponsored groups, including Russia’s Gossamer Bear and China-linked actors, have also deployed Rust-based malware in recent campaigns, according to security…
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Credential-harvesting attacks by APT28 hit Turkish, European, and Central Asian organizations
Russia-linked cyberespionage group APT28 targets energy, nuclear, and policy staff in Turkey, Europe, North Macedonia, and Uzbekistan with credential-harvesting attacks. Between February and September 2025, Recorded Future’s Insikt Group observed Russia-linked group APT28 (aka UAC-0001, Fancy Bear, Pawn Storm, Sofacy Group, Sednit, BlueDelta, and STRONTIUM) running credential-harvesting campaigns. Targets included Turkish energy and nuclear agency staff, European think tank personnel, and organizations…
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We’re Hiring: Hacking Groups Recruit Teens While Feds Want to Ground Them
Explore the troubling trend of teenagers being recruited into hacking groups, the challenges in countering this rise, and the efforts to redirect their skills towards ethical hacking. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/01/were-hiring-hacking-groups-recruit-teens-while-feds-want-to-ground-them/
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Kyowon Group Confirms Cyberattack as Multiple Systems Go Offline
A Kyowon Group cyberattack has just been revealed, making the incident one of the latest breaches affecting South Korean companies in recent weeks. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/kyowon-group-cyberattack-update/
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Researchers Uncover Service Providers Fueling Industrial-Scale Pig Butchering Fraud
Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on two service providers that supply online criminal networks with the necessary tools and infrastructure to fuel the pig butchering-as-a-service (PBaaS) economy.At least since 2016, Chinese-speaking criminal groups have erected industrial-scale scam centers across Southeast Asia, creating special economic zones that are devoted to fraudulent investment First seen on thehackernews.com…
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Rethinking OT security for project heavy shipyards
In this Help Net Security interview, Hans Quivooij, CISO at Damen Shipyards Group, discusses securing OT and ICS in the shipyard. He outlines how project-based operations, … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/01/12/hans-quivooij-damen-shipyards-group-securing-shipyard-ot-ics/
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Hacking Group “Everest” Allegedly Claims Nissan Motor Breach
The Everest hacking group has allegedly claimed responsibility for a major cyberattack on Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., one of Japan’s leading automotive manufacturers. According to threat intelligence reports observed on January 10, 2026, the cybercriminal organization claims to have exfiltrated approximately 900 GB of sensitive data from the company’s systems, though the breach remains under…
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North Korealinked APT Kimsuky behind quishing attacks, FBI warns
FBI warns that North Korealinked APT group Kimsuky is targeting governments, think tanks, and academic institutions with quishing attacks. North Korealinked APT group Kimsuky is targeting government agencies, academic institutions, and think tanks using spear-phishing emails that contain malicious QR codes (quishing), the FBI warns. >>As of 2025, Kimsuky actors have targeted think tanks, academic…
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Spain arrests 34 suspects linked to Black Axe cyber crime
Authorities in Spain have arrested 34 individuals allegedly part of a criminal network involved in cyber fraud and believed to be connected to the Black Axe group responsible for illicit activities across Europe. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/spain-arrests-34-suspects-linked-to-black-axe-cyber-crime/
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Russia’s Fancy Bear APT Doubles Down on Global Secrets Theft
The notorious Russian state-sponsored group relies on basic techniques that are highly effective, often delivering greater ROI than more complex malware-heavy operations. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/russian-apt-credentials-global-targets
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Europol Leads Global Crackdown on Black Axe Cybercrime Gang, 34 Arrested
Europol-backed operation targets group behind numerous BEC attacks and romance scams First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/europol-crackdown-on-black-axe/
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$15 Billion Pig Butchering Scam Boss Chen Zhi Extradited to China
Billionaire Chen Zhi and associates Xu Ji Liang and Shao Ji Hui have been extradited to China. This exclusive report details the collapse of the Prince Group’s global scam network, the seizure of $15 billion in Bitcoin, and the forced labour camps behind the billion-dollar pig butchering fraud. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article:…
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FBI Warns of North Korean QR Phishing Campaigns
The FBI says North Korea’s Kimsuky APT group is using QR codes in spear phishing campaigns First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/fbi-warns-north-korean-qr-phishing/
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FBI Warns of North Korean QR Phishing Campaigns
The FBI says North Korea’s Kimsuky APT group is using QR codes in spear phishing campaigns First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/fbi-warns-north-korean-qr-phishing/
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FBI warns about Kimsuky hackers using QR codes to phish U.S. orgs
The North Korean state-sponsored hacker group Kimsuki is using malicious QR codes in spearphishing campaigns that target U.S. organizations, the Federal Bureau of Investigation warns in a flash alert. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-warns-about-kimsuky-hackers-using-qr-codes-to-phish-us-orgs/
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Alleged scam kingpin Chen Zhi arrives in China after extradition from Cambodia
Chen founded multinational conglomerate Prince Group that US says is front for multibillion-dollar fraud operationChinese television has shown footage of the US-indicted tycoon Chen Zhi being escorted by armed police after his extradition to China from Cambodia, where authorities on Thursday ordered the liquidation of a bank he founded linked to a massive “scam centre”…
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Alleged scam kingpin Chen Zhi arrives in China after extradition from Colombia
Chen founded multinational conglomerate Prince Group that US says is front for multibillion-dollar fraud operationChinese television has shown footage of the US-indicted tycoon Chen Zhi being escorted by armed police after his extradition to China from Cambodia, where authorities on Thursday ordered the liquidation of a bank he founded linked to a massive “scam centre”…
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Alleged scam kingpin Chen Zhi arrives in China after extradition from Colombia
Chen founded multinational conglomerate Prince Group that US says is front for multibillion-dollar fraud operationChinese television has shown footage of the US-indicted tycoon Chen Zhi being escorted by armed police after his extradition to China from Cambodia, where authorities on Thursday ordered the liquidation of a bank he founded linked to a massive “scam centre”…