Tag: group
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Scam USPS and E-Z Pass Texts and Websites
Tags: banking, credit-card, cybercrime, google, government, group, password, phishing, scam, software, toolGoogle has filed a complaint in court that details the scam: In a complaint filed Wednesday, the tech giant accused “a cybercriminal group in China” of selling “phishing for dummies” kits. The kits help unsavvy fraudsters easily “execute a large-scale phishing campaign,” tricking hordes of unsuspecting people into “disclosing sensitive information like passwords, credit card…
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Cyber-enabled kinetic targeting: Iran-linked actor uses cyber operations to support physical attacks
Iran-linked actors mapped ship AIS data ahead of a missile strike attempt, highlighting the rise of cyber operations enabling real-world attacks. Iran-linked threat actors mapped ship Automatic Identification System (AIS) data shortly before an attempted missile strike, showing how Tehran-aligned groups use cyber operations to support and amplify real-world kinetic attacks. The research demonstrates that…
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Chinese APT Group Exploits DLL Sideloading to Breach Government and Media Targets
A China-nexus advanced persistent threat (APT) group has been conducting a sustained espionage campaign targeting government and media sectors across Southeast Asia, leveraging sophisticated DLL sideloading techniques as a primary attack vector. The threat actor, tracked as Autumn Dragon, has targeted multiple nations surrounding the South China Sea, including Indonesia, Singapore, the Philippines, Cambodia, and Laos,…
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When IT fails, OT pays the price
Tags: groupState groups, criminal crews, and hybrid operators are all using familiar IT entry points to reach systems that support industrial processes, according to the latest … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/11/20/trellix-ot-cyber-threats-report/
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Iranian APT hacks helped direct missile strikes in Israel and the Red Sea
MuddyWater uses hacked CCTV cameras to help guide missiles: Amazon also found supporting threat intel evidence for another Iran-linked incident involving cyber espionage and missile strikes that has received some official confirmation.After the US strikes against Iran’s nuclear sites in June, Iran retaliated by launching a barrage of missiles against Israel, targeting cities such as…
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Five Eyes just made life harder for bulletproof hosting providers
An international effort sanctioned Russia-based Media Land and took action against companies and people who helped Aeza Group evade previously issued sanctions. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/bulletproof-hosting-providers-sanctions-mitigation-media-land/
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The Gentlemen<< Ransomware Group Deploys Dual-Extortion Tactics, Encrypting and Exfiltrating Data
Cybereason Threat Intelligence Team has uncovered a sophisticated ransomware operation known as >>The Gentlemen,
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Chinese PlushDaemon Hackers Exploit EdgeStepper Tool to Hijack Legitimate Updates and Redirect to Malicious Servers
ESET researchers have uncovered a sophisticated attack chain orchestrated by the China-aligned threat actor PlushDaemon, revealing how the group leverages a previously undocumented network implant, EdgeStepper, to conduct adversary-in-the-middle attacks. By compromising network devices and redirecting DNS queries to malicious servers, PlushDaemon intercepts legitimate software updates and replaces them with trojanized versions containing the SlowStepper…
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Single Click on CAPTCHA Triggers Destructive Akira Ransomware Attack on Malicious Website
A sophisticated Akira ransomware attack orchestrated by the Howling Scorpius group recently left a global data storage and infrastructure company grappling with massive operational disruption all triggered by a single, seemingly innocent click on a website CAPTCHA. The compromise underscores a harsh reality: deploying advanced security tools does not guarantee security coverage or effective threat…
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Datenpanne bei Eurofiber France
Tags: access, bug, cloud, computer, cyberattack, data-breach, group, hacker, infrastructure, mail, software, sql, vpnDer TK-Anbieter Eurofiber France ist von Datendiebstahl betroffen.Der TK-Konzern Eurofiber Group hat sich auf die digitale Infrastruktur von Unternehmen spezialisiert und betreibt ein Glasfasernetz in den Niederlanden, Belgien, Frankreich und Deutschland. Die Tochtergesellschaft Eurofiber France meldete kürzlich, dass sich Hacker über eine Software-Lücke Zugriff auf das Ticket-Management-System verschafft hätten.Demnach wurden dabei auch Daten abgezogen. Um…
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PlushDaemon Hackers Unleash New Malware in China-Aligned Spy Campaigns
The cyber espionage group uses a previously undocumented network implant to drop two downloaders, LittleDaemon and DaemonLogistics, which deliver a backdoor First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/plushdaemon-new-malware-china-spy/
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China-aligned threat actor is conducting widespread cyberespionage campaigns
The threat group PlushDaemon uses routers and other network device implants to redirect domain name system (DNS) queries to malicious external servers which take over updates to unleash tools used for cyberespionage. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/china-aligned-threat-actor-espionage-network-devices
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Threat group reroutes software updates through hacked network gear
Sometimes an attack hides in the most ordinary corner of a network. ESET researchers say a China aligned threat group known as PlushDaemon has been quietly using hacked … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/11/19/eset-plushdaemon-dns-hijacking/
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Anthropic AI-powered cyberattack causes a stir
Tags: ai, attack, china, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, espionage, finance, government, group, hacking, programming, technology, toolAI “‹”‹company Anthropic recently announced that companies worldwide have been attacked by an AI-powered cyber espionage campaign. It is purported to be the first publicly documented case of a cyberattack carried out by an AI model.According to the research report, around 30 organizations worldwide were affected by the attacks. These included large technology companies, financial institutions,…
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Airline data broker to stop selling individuals’ travel records to government agencies
News that the Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC) will shut down its controversial Travel Intelligence Program (TIP) surfaced in a letter ARC CEO Lauri Reishus sent to a bipartisan group of lawmakers on Tuesday. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/airline-data-broker-stop-selling-to-government
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Updated Response to CISA Advisory (AA24-109A): #StopRansomware: Akira Ransomware
AttackIQ has released an updated attack graph in response to the recently revised CISA Advisory (AA24-109A) which disseminates Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) and Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) associated with the Akira ransomware group, identified through FBI investigations as recently as November 2025. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/11/updated-response-to-cisa-advisory-aa24-109a-stopransomware-akira-ransomware/
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Google Finds New Malware Backdoors Linked to Iran
Hacking Group Deploys Raft of Custom Malware Variants. An Iranian state hacking group with a history of targeting aerospace, aviation and defense industries across the Middle East has improved its tooling with multiple custom malware variants, warned Google. The group, tracked as UNC1549, is suspected of ties to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps. First seen…
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Pro-Russian group claims hits on Danish party websites as voters head to polls
Voting was not disrupted Tuesday by a wave of DDoS incidents affecting political party and government websites in Denmark a day earlier, officials said. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/denmark-election-political-government-websites-ddos-incidents
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Russian suspect detained in Thailand is allegedly tied to Void Blizzard group
More details are emerging about a 35-year-old Russian man arrested by Thai police in Phuket earlier this month with reported help from the FBI. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/russian-arrested-thailand-allegedly-void-blizzard-apt-member
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Akira group has defrauded $244 million in ransomware payments, says FBI
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/akira-group-has-defrauded-244-million-in-ransomware-payments-says-fbi
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Google patches yet another exploited Chrome zero-day (CVE-2025-13223)
Google has shipped an emergency fix for a Chrome vulnerability (CVE-2025-13223) reported as actively exploited in the wild by its Threat Analysis Group (TAG). About … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/11/18/chrome-cve-2025-13223-exploited/
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Lazarus APT Group’s New ScoringMathTea RAT Enhances Remote Command Execution and More
The Lazarus APT Group, an advanced persistent threat (APT) attributed to North Korea, has deployed a sophisticated new Remote Access Trojan (RAT) called ScoringMathTea as part of its ongoing Operation DreamJob cyberespionage campaign. ScoringMathTea represents a significant evolution in Lazarus’s malware toolkit, implementing a modular architecture designed specifically to evade detection across both network and…
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UNC1549 Hackers With Custom Tools Attacking Aerospace and Defense Systems to Steal Logins
The Iran-nexus cyber espionage group UNC1549 has significantly expanded its arsenal of custom tools and sophisticated attack techniques in an ongoing campaign targeting aerospace, aviation, and defense industries since mid-2024, according to new findings from Mandiant. The threat actor, which overlaps with Tortoiseshell and has suspected links to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), demonstrates…
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Rethinking identity for the AI era: CISOs must build trust at machine speed
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, business, ciso, cloud, control, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, google, governance, group, identity, infrastructure, injection, Internet, LLM, malicious, mitigation, network, risk, theft, threat, tool, training, vulnerabilityIdentity as a trust fabric: Most organizations currently rely on a welter of identity and access management systems for a variety of reasons. Some systems might be tied to a specific vendor’s technology; some might be legacy systems from mergers or acquisitions; some might be in place due to legal or regulatory requirements.”What happens even…
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Jaguar Land Rover Hack Cost $260 Million
Carmaker Resumes Full Production. The September cyberattack on Jaguar Land Rover resulted in a company loss of roughly $260 million, the British carmaker reported Friday while also announcing a resumption of normal production. Cybercrime group Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters took responsibility for the hack. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/jaguar-land-rover-hack-cost-260-million-a-30051
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Dozens of groups call for governments to protect encryption
The letter comes as countries in Europe have moved over the past year to regulate or mandate legalized access for criminal and national security investigations. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/encryption-sixty-groups-call-on-governments-to-oppose-backdoor-mandates/
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Yurei Ransomware: Encryption Mechanics, Operational Model, and Data Exfiltration Methods
A newly identified ransomware group, Yurei, has emerged as a significant threat to organizations worldwide, with confirmed attacks targeting entities in Sri Lanka and Nigeria across multiple critical industries. First publicly identified in early September 2025, Yurei operates a traditional ransomware-as-extortion model, infiltrating corporate networks, encrypting sensitive data, destroying backup systems, and leveraging a dedicated…
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Akira engaged in ransomware attacks against critical sectors
The group has stepped up threat activity by abusing edge devices and other tools, reaping hundreds of millions of dollars in illicit gains. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/akira-ransomware-critical-sectors-fbi-cisa/805508/
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Five men admit helping North Korean IT workers infiltrate US companies
US federal prosecutors have secured guilty pleas from five men who helped North Korean IT workers get hired by companies in the United States. This group of domestic … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/11/17/north-korean-it-workers-us-facilitators/