Tag: international
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Chaos Ransomware Rises as BlackSuit Gang Falls
Researchers detailed a newer double-extortion ransomware group made up of former members of BlackSuit, which was recently disrupted by international law enforcement. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/chaos-ransomware-rises-blacksuit-falls
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Inside Muddled Libra’s Playbook: Call Center Attacks for Initial Breach
Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42, the cybercrime group tracked as Muddled Libra also known as Scattered Spider or UNC3944 has demonstrated remarkable resilience and adaptation in 2025, following international law enforcement disruptions in late 2024. Despite federal charges against five suspected members in November 2024, the group has escalated its intrusion operations across sectors including…
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SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 55
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Lookout Discovers Iranian APT MuddyWater Leveraging DCHSpy During Israel-Iran Conflict Uncovering a Stealthy WordPress Backdoor in mu-plugins NPM package ‘is’ with 2.8M weekly downloads infected devs with malware Coyote in the Wild: First-Ever […]…
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 534 by Pierluigi Paganini INTERNATIONAL EDITION
A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter has arrived! Every week, the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Law enforcement operations seized BlackSuit ransomware gang’s darknet sites Arizona woman sentenced for aiding North Korea…
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Law enforcement operations seized BlackSuit ransomware gang’s darknet sites
An international law enforcement operation seized the dark web data leak site of the BlackSuit ransomware group. A banner on the BlackSuit ransomware group’s TOR data leak sites informs visitors that they were seized by U.S. Homeland Security Investigations in a global law enforcement operation. The notice features logos of 17 law enforcement agencies and…
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Microsoft Investigates Leak in Early Warning System Used by Chinese Hackers to Exploit SharePoint Vulnerabilities
Tags: breach, china, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, government, hacker, international, law, leak, microsoft, software, vulnerabilityChinese laws requiring vulnerability disclosure to the government create transparency issues and potential conflicts for international cybersecurity efforts. Microsoft is probing whether a leak from its confidential early warning system enabled Chinese state-sponsored hackers to exploit significant flaws in its SharePoint software, leading to breaches at over 400 organizations, including the U.S. agency responsible for…
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Operation Dark Phone: Murder By Text this jaw-dropping tale of how police hacked gangs is like The Wire
This docu-drama is cleverly built around the messages intercepted by the National Crime Agency when they penetrated a chat network between criminal organisations. It’s hugely revealingPolice work rarely resembles The Shield or Line of Duty. It’s mostly paperwork, online training and referring people to driver offender courses. But sometimes life imitates art. In 2020, international…
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Operation Checkmate: BlackSuit Ransomware’s Dark Web Domains Seized
International law enforcement agencies, including the FBI and Europol, have successfully seized the infrastructure of the notorious BlackSuit ransomware gang in Operation Checkmate. This article details the takedown, BlackSuit’s origins, and the ongoing fight against evolving cyber threats. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/operation-checkmate-dark-web-blacksuit-ransomware-seized/
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BlackSuit Ransomware Infrastructure Seized by Authorities
International law enforcement agencies delivered a significant blow to cybercriminals this week with the successful takedown of critical infrastructure belonging to the BlackSuit ransomware gang. The coordinated operation, dubbed >>Operation Checkmate,
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Key Operator of World’s Largest XSS Dark Web Platform Detained
International law enforcement agencies have dismantled one of the world’s most influential Russian-speaking cybercrime platforms following the arrest of its suspected administrator in a coordinated operation spanning France, Ukraine, and broader European cooperation. The takedown of xss.is represents a significant blow to global cybercriminal networks that have operated with relative impunity on the dark web…
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Why ISO 42001 Matters for AI Governance at Scale
How a new international standard is shaping the future of responsible AI development and deployment. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/why-iso-42001-matters-ai-governance
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Hacker aus China nutzen neue Sharepoint-Lücke aus
Microsoft hat drei chinesische Hackergruppen identifiziert, die für die Angriffe über die Sicherheitslücke in SharePoint verantwortlich sein sollen.Bei den aktuellen Cyberattacken auf zahlreiche Unternehmen und Behörden führt die Spur Microsoft zufolge nach China. Unter den Angreifern seien bisher drei chinesische Hackergruppen identifiziert worden, teilte der Software-Konzern mit. Zwei davon seien für Aktionen im staatlichen Auftrag…
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Dell demonstration platform breached by World Leaks extortion group
Tags: access, attack, breach, data, data-breach, defense, encryption, exploit, extortion, finance, group, insurance, international, leak, network, ransomware, risk, risk-management, strategy, threat, toolLimited impact but strategic implications: Dell emphasized that the breached platform is architecturally separated from customer-facing networks and internal production systems. “Data used in the solution center is primarily synthetic (fake) data, publicly available datasets used solely for product demonstration purposes or Dell scripts, systems data, non-sensitive information, and testing outputs,” the report added, quoting…
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Lumma Stealer Masquerades as Pirated Apps to Steal Logins and Data
Lumma Stealer, a notorious information-stealing malware-as-a-service (MaaS) platform, has swiftly reemerged after a coordinated global law enforcement operation in May 2025. The U.S. Department of Justice, alongside international partners, seized approximately 2,300 malicious domains integral to Lumma’s command-and-control (C&C) infrastructure, including administrative login panels. This disruption severed connections between infected endpoints and exfiltration servers, temporarily…
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UK government to ban public bodies from paying ransoms to hackers
Tags: attack, computer, cyber, cybercrime, government, hacker, healthcare, international, office, ransom, ransomware, russiaMeasure intended to send message to international cybercriminals ‘that the UK is united in fight against ransomware’The UK government is planning to ban public bodies from paying ransoms to computer hackers, and private companies will be required to inform authorities if they plan to cave into cash demands.The stance, announced on Tuesday by the Home…
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World Leaks Claims Dell Data Breach, Leaks 1.3 TB of Files
Former Hunters International ransomware gang, now World Leaks, claims 1.3 TB Dell data breach, leaking over 400K files with internal tools and user data. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/world-leaks-dell-data-breach-leaks-1-3-tb-of-files/
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Surveillance Firm Exploits SS7 Flaw to Track User Locations
Tags: attack, cyber, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, intelligence, international, mobile, phone, threat, vulnerabilityA sophisticated surveillance operation has been discovered exploiting critical vulnerabilities in the global telecommunications infrastructure to track mobile phone users’ locations without authorization, security researchers have revealed. The attack leverages weaknesses in the decades-old SS7 (Signaling System No. 7) protocol that underpins international cellular networks. New Attack Method Discovered Security experts at Enea’s Threat Intelligence…
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SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 54
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape KongTuke FileFix Leads to New Interlock RAT Variant Code highlighting with Cursor AI for $500,000 Contagious Interview Campaign Escalates With 67 Malicious npm Packages and New Malware Loader Threat Analysis: SquidLoader Still Swimming Under the […]…
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 533 by Pierluigi Paganini INTERNATIONAL EDITION
A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter has arrived! Every week, the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Fortinet FortiWeb flaw CVE-2025-25257 exploited hours after PoC release Authorities released free decryptor for Phobos and…
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DWP accused of shielding AI deployments from public scrutiny
Amnesty International and Big Brother Watch say the Department for Work and Pensions’ ‘unchecked’ and opaque experimentation with AI in the UK’s social security system, which treats benefit claimants as automatically suspicious, is being shielded from public scrutiny First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366627921/DWP-accused-of-shielding-AI-deployments-from-public-scrutiny
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Coro’s New CEO Prioritizes Channel-Driven Global Expansion
Joe Sykora Set to Scale Coro’s SMB Cybersecurity Platform Globally Via MSP Partners. As Coro’s new CEO, Joe Sykora is steering the SMB cybersecurity platform provider toward rapid international growth with a 100% partner-focused strategy, revamped operations and new tools for MSPs in an effort to dominate the underserved small and midsize business cybersecurity market.…
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Elite Russian university launches degree program on sanctions evasion
The Higher School of Economics (HSE), a leading Russian institution, said the two-year course will focus on international corporate compliance and business ethics, and will be taught in both Russian and English. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/russian-university-sanctions-evasion-degree
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China-linked hackers target Taiwan chip firms in a coordinated espionage campaign
Tags: access, ai, attack, china, compliance, control, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, detection, email, espionage, exploit, finance, framework, government, group, hacker, intelligence, international, login, monitoring, network, phishing, software, supply-chain, technology, threat, warfareInvestment banks in the crosshairs: A second group, UNK_DropPitch, targeted the financial ecosystem surrounding Taiwan’s semiconductor industry. This group conducted phishing campaigns against investment banks, focusing on individuals specializing in Taiwanese semiconductor analysis. The phishing emails purported to come from fictitious financial firms seeking collaboration opportunities.The third group, UNK_SparkyCarp, focused on credential harvesting through sophisticated…
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Europol Disrupts NoName057(16) Hacktivist Group Linked to DDoS Attacks Against Ukraine
An international operation coordinated by Europol has disrupted the infrastructure of a pro-Russian hacktivist group known as NoName057(16) that has been linked to a string of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against Ukraine and its allies.The actions have led to the dismantling of a major part of the group’s central server infrastructure and more than 100…
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Ermittlern gelingt Schlag gegen prorussische Hacker
Durch eine internationale Ermittlungsaktion wurde das Servernetz der prorussischen Hackergruppe NoName057(16) lahmgelegt.Deutsche und internationale Strafverfolgungsbehörden sind bei einer gemeinsamen Aktion gegen die Hackergruppe “NoName057(16)” vorgegangen. Nach Angaben des Bundeskriminalamts (BKA) wurde dabei ein aus weltweit verteilten Servern bestehendes Botnetz abgeschaltet, das für gezielte digitale Überlastungsangriffe auf Internetseiten eingesetzt wurde. Solche sogenannten Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS)-Angriffe…
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Operation ‘Eastwood” : International abgestimmtes Vorgehen gegen die hacktivistische Gruppierung ‘NoName057(16)”
Tags: internationalFirst seen on datensicherheit.de Jump to article: www.datensicherheit.de/bka-international-hacker-noname-057-16
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Operation Eastwood disrupted operations of pro-Russian hacker group NoName057(16)
International law enforcement operation disrupted the activities of the pro-Russia hacking group NoName057(16). European and U.S. authorities disrupted the activities of the pro-Russian hacktivist group NoName057(16) in Operation Eastwood. >>Between 14 and 17 July, a joint international operation, known as Eastwood and coordinated by Europol and Eurojust, targeted the cybercrime network NoName057(16). Law enforcement and…
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International operation disrupts pro-Russian hacker group NoName057(16)
European and U.S. law enforcement have disrupted the operations of a pro-Russian hacker group known for launching distributed denial-of-service attacks against Ukraine and its allies. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/international-police-takedown-noname-hacker
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Pro-Russian DDoS group NoName057(16) disrupted by international law enforcement operation
Over a dozen law enforcement agencies took action earlier this week, resulting in multiple arrests. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/noname05716-disruption-operation-eastwood-europol/