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Cambodian Conglomerate a ‘Pig Butchering’ Outfit, Says US
Prince Holding Group CEO Chen Zhi Indicted, Sanctioned. A Cambodian multinational conglomerate with ties to the country’s ruling elite is actually a transnational criminal group raking in tens of millions per day from online scams perpetuated by forced labor held in compounds, say federal prosecutors. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/cambodian-conglomerate-pig-butchering-outfit-says-us-a-29723
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Feds sanction Cambodian conglomerate over cyber scams, seize $15 billion from chairman
The Treasury Department targeted the company, Prince Group, and 146 associated people and entities with sanctions. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/feds-sanction-cambodian-conglomerate-scams-seize-15-billion
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Pro-Russia TwoNet Hacktivists Target Water Utility Honeypot
Today’s Hapless Hackers Are Tomorrow’s Threat, Warns Forescout. A pro-Russian hacktivist group boasted on Telegram that it hacked a Western water treatment plant – but actually succeeded in attacking a honeypot left by security researchers at Forescout, the firm said. TwoNet appears to have ceased operations on Sept. 30. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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China’s Flax Typhoon Exploits ArcGIS App for Year-Long Persistence
The China-based APT group Flax Typhoon used a function within ArcGIS’ legitimate geo-mapping software to create a webshell through which it established persistence for more than a year to execute malicious commands and steal credentials. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/10/chinas-flax-typhoon-exploits-arcgis-app-for-year-long-persistence/
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Officials crack down on Southeast Asia cybercrime networks, seize $15B
The cryptocurrency seizure and sanctions targeting the Prince Group, associates and affiliated businesses mark the most extensive action taken against cybercrime operations in the region to date. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/southeast-asia-cybercrime-networks-sanctions-seizure/
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US seizes $15 billion in crypto from ‘pig butchering’ kingpin
The U.S. Department of Justice has seized $15 billion in bitcoin from the leader of Prince Group, a criminal organization that stole billions of dollars from victims in the United States through cryptocurrency investment scams, also known as romance baiting or pig butchering. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-seizes-15-billion-in-crypto-from-pig-butchering-kingpin/
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Chinese Hackers Exploit ArcGIS Server as Backdoor for Over a Year
Threat actors with ties to China have been attributed to a novel campaign that compromised an ArcGIS system and turned it into a backdoor for more than a year.The activity, per ReliaQuest, is the handiwork of a Chinese state-sponsored hacking group called Flax Typhoon, which is also tracked as Ethereal Panda and RedJuliett. According to…
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Harvard University hit in Oracle EBS cyberattack, 1.3 TB of data leaked by Cl0p group
Harvard University confirmed being targeted in the Oracle EBS campaign after the Cl0p ransomware group leaked 1.3 TB of data. Harvard University confirmed it was targeted in the Oracle E-Business Suite campaign after the Cl0p ransomware group listed it on its leak site. The cybercrime group claimed to have leaked 1.3 TB of data allegedly…
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Hacker Group TA585 Emerges With Advanced Attack Infrastructure
A newly identified cybercrime group TA585 is running an advanced cyber operation distributing MonsterV2 malware First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ta585-advanced-attack/
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Harvard hit in Oracle EBS cyberattack, 1.3 TB of data leaked by Cl0p group
Harvard University confirmed being targeted in the Oracle EBS campaign after the Cl0p ransomware group leaked 1.3 TB of data. Harvard University confirmed it was targeted in the Oracle E-Business Suite campaign after the Cl0p ransomware group listed it on its leak site. The cybercrime group claimed to have leaked 1.3 TB of data allegedly…
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Police Bust GXC Team, One of the Most Active Cybercrime Networks
Spanish Guardia Civil and Group-IB arrest ‘GoogleXcoder,’ the 25-year-old Brazilian mastermind of the GXC Team, for selling AI-powered phishing kits and malware used to steal millions from banks across the US, UK, Spain, and Brazil. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/police-bust-gxc-team-cybercrime-networks/
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Police Bust GXC Team, One of the Most Active Cybercrime Networks
Spanish Guardia Civil and Group-IB arrest ‘GoogleXcoder,’ the 25-year-old Brazilian mastermind of the GXC Team, for selling AI-powered phishing kits and malware used to steal millions from banks across the US, UK, Spain, and Brazil. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/police-bust-gxc-team-cybercrime-networks/
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2 Radiology Practices Disclose Hacks Affecting 1.5M Patients
Medusa Group Tied to Attack on SimonMed and Threats to Leak Stolen Data. Two radiology practices are notifying nearly 1.5 million people of separate hacking incidents compromising their sensitive health information. Cybercrime gang Medusa claimed credit for attacking Arizona-based SimonMed Imaging in January and threatened to leak the stolen data of nearly 1.3 million patients…
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2 Radiology Practices Disclose Hacks Affecting 1.5M Patients
Medusa Group Tied to Attack on SimonMed and Threats to Leak Stolen Data. Two radiology practices are notifying nearly 1.5 million people of separate hacking incidents compromising their sensitive health information. Cybercrime gang Medusa claimed credit for attacking Arizona-based SimonMed Imaging in January and threatened to leak the stolen data of nearly 1.3 million patients…
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Flax Typhoon can turn your own software against you
The Chinese hacking group gained persistent access to a popular mapping tool by turning one of its features into a webshell and hardcoding access, according to ReliaQuest. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/flax-typhoon-hinese-state-hackers-arcgis-backdoor-webshell/
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New Pixnapping Android Flaw Lets Rogue Apps Steal 2FA Codes Without Permissions
Tags: 2fa, android, attack, authentication, data, exploit, flaw, google, group, mfa, side-channel, vulnerabilityAndroid devices from Google and Samsung have been found vulnerable to a side-channel attack that could be exploited to covertly steal two-factor authentication (2FA) codes, Google Maps timelines, and other sensitive data without the users’ knowledge pixel-by-pixel.The attack has been codenamed Pixnapping by a group of academics from the University of California (Berkeley), University of…
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Flax Typhoon can turn your own software against you
The Chinese hacking group gained persistent access to a popular mapping tool by turning one of its features into a webshell and hardcoding access, according to ReliaQuest. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/flax-typhoon-hinese-state-hackers-arcgis-backdoor-webshell/
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SonicWall VPNs face a breach of their own after the September cloud-backup fallout
What defenders should watch out for: Huntress highlighted that, in a few cases, successful SSLVPN authentication was followed by internal reconnaissance traffic or access attempts to Windows administrative accounts. Additionally, logins originating from a single recurring public IP may suggest a coordinated campaign rather than random credential reuse.On top of the steps outlined in SonicWall’s…
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Oracle issues second emergency patch for E-Business Suite in two weeks
Tags: attack, business, cve, cybersecurity, data, exploit, google, governance, group, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, kev, least-privilege, malicious, mandiant, monitoring, network, oracle, strategy, threat, update, vulnerability, zero-trustImmediate actions for CVE-2025-61884: Oracle has provided patches for CVE-2025-61884 for all affected versions covered under Premier Support or Extended Support. However, security experts warned that patching alone may not be sufficient. The lessons from the recent CVE-2025-61882 attacks show that organizations need to hunt for signs of prior compromise even after applying fixes.In a…
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TA585 Deploys Novel Web-Injection to Deliver MonsterV2 Malware on Windows
As cybercrime continues to evolve, new adversaries and innovative tactics challenge defenders daily. The recently emerged threat group TA585 exemplifies this shift, deploying sophisticated malware campaigns that highlight the changing nature of the cybercrime landscape. TA585’s operational strategy, infrastructure control, and malware preferences set it apart”, particularly in its use of the advanced MonsterV2 malware.…
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TA585 Deploys Novel Web-Injection to Deliver MonsterV2 Malware on Windows
As cybercrime continues to evolve, new adversaries and innovative tactics challenge defenders daily. The recently emerged threat group TA585 exemplifies this shift, deploying sophisticated malware campaigns that highlight the changing nature of the cybercrime landscape. TA585’s operational strategy, infrastructure control, and malware preferences set it apart”, particularly in its use of the advanced MonsterV2 malware.…
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Pro-Russian TwoNet Hacktivists Target Water Utility Honeypot
Today’s Hapless Hackers Are Tomorrow’s Threat, Warns Forescout. A pro-Russian hacktivist group boasted on Telegram that it hacked a Western water treatment plant – but actually succeeded in attacking a honeypot left by security researchers at Forescout, the firm said. TwoNet appears to have ceased operations on Sept. 30. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Pro-Russian TwoNet Hacktivists Target Water Utility Honeypot
Today’s Hapless Hackers Are Tomorrow’s Threat, Warns Forescout. A pro-Russian hacktivist group boasted on Telegram that it hacked a Western water treatment plant – but actually succeeded in attacking a honeypot left by security researchers at Forescout, the firm said. TwoNet appears to have ceased operations on Sept. 30. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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2 Radiology Practices Notifying Nearly 1.5 Million of Hacks
Medusa Group Tied to Attack on SimonMed and Threats to Leak Stolen Data. Two radiology practices are notifying nearly 1.5 million people of separate hacking incidents compromising their sensitive health information. Cybercrime gang Medusa claimed credit for attacking Arizona-based SimonMed Imaging in January and threatened to leak the stolen data of nearly 1.3 million patients…
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Salesforce Extortion Group Leaks Data After FBI Disruption
Criminals Claim Leak of Customer Data From Six Victims, Including Qantas Airlines. A ransomware group that’s been extorting Salesforce customers leaked some stolen data, following the FBI disrupting its shakedown sites. ShinyHunters, part of the rebranded Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters group, after leaking data from six victims, declared its Salesforce customer shakedown over. First seen on…
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CyberSmart Become a National Ambassador of the NCRCG
With Cyber Security Awareness Month firmly underway, the National Cyber Resilience Centre Group (NCRCG) has proudly welcomed CyberSmart on board as a National Ambassador. Funded and supported by the Home Office, policing and Ambassador business partners, NCRCG is bringing together all those who have a vital responsibility for combating cybercrime to help strengthen the cyber defences of…
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SimonMed Imaging discloses a data breach impacting over 1.2 million people
Medusa ransomware hit SimonMed Imaging, stealing 200 GB of data and impacting over 1.2 million people in a major healthcare data breach. SimonMed Imaging suffered a ransomware attack by the Medusa group, which claimed to have stolen 200 GB of data. SimonMed Imaging is one of the largest outpatient medical imaging providers in the U.S.,…
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AI and the Future of American Politics
Two years ago, Americans anxious about the forthcoming 2024 presidential election were considering the malevolent force of an election influencer: artificial intelligence. Over the past several years, we have seen plenty of warning signs from elections worldwide demonstrating how AI can be used to propagate misinformation and alter the political landscape, whether by trolls on…
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AI and the Future of American Politics
Two years ago, Americans anxious about the forthcoming 2024 presidential election were considering the malevolent force of an election influencer: artificial intelligence. Over the past several years, we have seen plenty of warning signs from elections worldwide demonstrating how AI can be used to propagate misinformation and alter the political landscape, whether by trolls on…