Tag: hacker
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Chinese National Extradited Over Silk Typhoon Cyber Campaign
Extradition links alleged MSS-directed hacker to Silk Typhoon and COVID-19 espionage First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/chinese-national-extradited-silk/
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Cyberangriff trifft Medtronic: Datenklau bei großem Medizintechnik-Konzern
Medtronic ist vor allem für seine Herzschrittmacher bekannt. Nun gesteht der Konzern, dass Hacker Daten aus seiner IT-Umgebung abziehen konnten. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/datenklau-cyberangriff-trifft-medizintechnik-konzern-medtronic-2604-208080.html
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French police arrest 21-year-old >>HexDex<< hacker over 100 alleged data breaches
A 21-year-old man suspected of conducting approximately 100 data breaches since late 2025 – including a hack of the French Ministry of National Education that exposed records on almost a quarter of a million employees – has been arrested at his home in western France. First seen on bitdefender.com Jump to article: www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/french-police-arrest-hexdex-hacker
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Chinese Silk Typhoon Hacker Extradited to U.S. Over COVID Research Cyberattacks
A Chinese national accused of being a member of the Silk Typhoon hacking group has been extradited to the U.S. from Italy. Xu Zewei, 34, was arrested in July 2025 by Italian authorities for his alleged links to the Chinese state-sponsored threat group and for orchestrating cyber attacks against American organizations and government agencies between…
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Hacker erpressen Medtronic: Datenklau bei großem Medizintechnik-Konzern
Tags: hackerMedtronic ist vor allem für seine Herzschrittmacher bekannt. Nun gesteht der Konzern, dass Hacker Daten aus seiner IT-Umgebung abziehen konnten. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/datenklau-cyberangriff-trifft-medizintechnik-konzern-medtronic-2604-208080.html
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North Korean Hackers Target Crypto Firms with ClickFix and AI-Made Zoom Lures
Arctic Wolf attributed this large-scale spear-phishing campaign to BlueNoroff, a financially motivated subgroup of the Lazarus Group First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/bluenoroff-dprk-hackers-target/
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Medtronic discloses security incident after ShinyHunters claimed theft of 9M+ records
Medtronic confirmed a breach of its IT systems after ShinyHunters claimed the theft of over 9 million records. Medtronic confirmed a cyberattack on its corporate IT systems after the hacker group ShinyHunters claimed to have stolen over 9 million records. The company did not share details on the security breach. Medtronic is an international medical…
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Alleged Silk Typhoon hacker extradited to US for cyberespionage
A Chinese national accused of carrying out cyberespionage operations for China’s intelligence services has been extradited from Italy to the United States to face criminal charges. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/alleged-silk-typhoon-hacker-extradited-to-us-for-cyberespionage/
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Hacker who allegedly carried out cyberattacks for China is extradited to US
Xu Zewei is accused of participating in a Chinese government hacking group that broke into thousands of U.S. organizations and stole COVID-19-related research. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/04/27/hacker-who-allegedly-carried-out-cyberattacks-for-china-is-extradited-to-u-s/
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Senators seek answers about hackers obtaining sensitive student data from ostensibly anonymous tip line
Sens. Maggie Hassan and Jim Banks wrote to Navigate360 after a hacker claimed to compromise the school safety tool. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/maps360-student-data-breach-senate-investigation/
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Hacker who allegedly carried out cyberattacks for China is extradited to U.S.
Xu Zewei is accused of participating in a Chinese government hacking group that broke into thousands of U.S. organizations and stole COVID-19-related research. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/04/27/hacker-who-allegedly-carried-out-cyberattacks-for-china-is-extradited-to-u-s/
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Italy extradites alleged Chinese state hacker to US
A Chinese national accused of being a member of a state-backed hacking group that allegedly broke into systems to steal COVID-19 vaccine information has been extradited to the U.S. from Milan. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/chinese-hacker-italy-extradited
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Hackers impersonate Microsoft Teams help desk to breach corporate networks
Hackers are impersonating Microsoft Teams help desk workers to trick victims into installing data-stealing malware, researchers found. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/microsoft-teams-hackers-mandiant
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Hackers impersonate Microsoft Teams help desk to breach corporate networks
Hackers are impersonating Microsoft Teams help desk workers to trick victims into installing data-stealing malware, researchers found. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/microsoft-teams-hackers-mandiant
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Medtronic confirms breach after hackers claim 9 million records theft
Medical device giant Medtronic disclosed last week that hackers breached its network and accessed data in “certain corporate IT systems.” First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/medtronic-confirms-breach-after-hackers-claim-9-million-records-theft/
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UNC6692 Hackers Exploit Microsoft Teams to Deploy SNOW Malware
UNC6692 hackers exploit Microsoft Teams with fake IT alerts to deploy SNOW malware, steal credentials, and breach corporate networks in advanced attacks. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/unc6692-hackers-microsoft-teams-snow-malware/
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Hackers claim millions of records stolen in ADT breach
ADT, a Florida-based provider of alarm monitoring solutions, confirmed that hackers breached its systems and accessed a portion of customer data. According to a company … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/04/27/adt-systems-data-breach/
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Hackers claim millions of records stolen in ADT breach
ADT, a Florida-based provider of alarm monitoring solutions, confirmed that hackers breached its systems and accessed a portion of customer data. According to a company … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/04/27/adt-systems-data-breach/
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Hackers claim millions of records stolen in ADT breach
ADT, a Florida-based provider of alarm monitoring solutions, confirmed that hackers breached its systems and accessed a portion of customer data. According to a company … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/04/27/adt-systems-data-breach/
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Attacken auf Firmennetzwerke: Hacker tricksen Teams-Nutzer mit Spam aus
Google-Forscher warnen vor einer Hackergruppe, die Nutzer bei Microsoft Teams austrickst, um gefährliche Malware in Firmennetzwerke zu schleusen. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/attacken-auf-firmennetzwerke-hacker-tricksen-teams-nutzer-mit-spam-aus-2604-208048.html
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North Korean Hackers Target Pharma Firms with Malware-Laced Excel Attacks
North Korean state-backed hackers are using weaponized Excel-themed files to infect pharmaceutical and life science companies with malware, abusing Windows shortcut files, PowerShell, and cloud storage for stealthy data theft. The campaign begins with highly tailored spear”‘phishing emails sent to drug manufacturers and related life science organizations. Messages typically reference legitimate”‘sounding topics such as ERP…
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North Korean Hackers Target Pharma Firms with Malware-Laced Excel Attacks
North Korean state-backed hackers are using weaponized Excel-themed files to infect pharmaceutical and life science companies with malware, abusing Windows shortcut files, PowerShell, and cloud storage for stealthy data theft. The campaign begins with highly tailored spear”‘phishing emails sent to drug manufacturers and related life science organizations. Messages typically reference legitimate”‘sounding topics such as ERP…
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Jetzt bei HaveIBeenPwned: Hacker erpressen Udemy und leaken Nutzerdaten
Eine bekannte Hackergruppe hat Daten geleakt, die von 1,4 Millionen Udemy-Nutzern stammen sollen. HaveIBeenPwned hat sie aufgenommen. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/jetzt-bei-haveibeenpwned-hacker-erpressen-udemy-und-leaken-nutzerdaten-2604-208029.html
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Cybersicherheit in der Formel 1 Wenn Hacker mitfahren
Ein Formel-1-Rennstall steht für innovative Technologie und eine große Öffentlichkeit. Er ist ein mittelständisches Hightech-Unternehmen mit entsprechendem Bedarf an IT-Sicherheit. Hacker sollten nicht das Tempo in Sachen Cyberrisiken bestimmen. Deshalb muss ein Partner für IT-Sicherheit spezifische Gefahren erkennen, analysieren und auf sie reagieren können. So kann ein Team wie Scuderia Ferrari HP Cyberangreifer ausbremsen und…
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Phishing-Bedrohung: Geopolitische Krisen als Aufhänger für Hacker-Attacken
First seen on datensicherheit.de Jump to article: www.datensicherheit.de/phishing-bedrohung-geopolitik-krisen-aufhaenger-hacker-attacken
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Over 400,000 sites at risk as hackers exploit Breeze Cache plugin flaw (CVE-2026-3844)
Attackers exploit a Breeze Cache flaw (CVE-2026-3844) to upload files without login. Wordfence researchers detected over 170 attacks. Threat actors are exploiting a critical flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-3844 (CVSS score of 9.8), in the Breeze Cache WordPress plugin, allowing them to upload files to a server without authentication. The vulnerability has already been used in…
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TDL 020 – Why DNS Is Your First Line of Cyber Defense – Chris Buijs
Tags: access, attack, automation, business, cisco, ciso, cloud, container, corporate, country, cyber, cybersecurity, data, ddos, defense, dns, encryption, endpoint, finance, firewall, group, hacker, ibm, infrastructure, Internet, iot, jobs, malicious, microsoft, network, office, phone, programming, router, saas, service, software, startup, strategy, switch, technology, threat, tool, training, update, usa, vulnerability, zero-trustIn Episode 20 of The Defender’s Log, host David Redekop sits down with Amsterdam-based tech veteran Chris Buijs to discuss the often-overlooked backbone of internet security: DNS (Domain Name System). The “Set-it-and-Forget-it” Trap Buijs, who transitioned from an electrician to a network architect, notes that many organizations treat DNS as a “utility” rather than a…