Tag: international
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TDL – Defense Before Offense: Leadership, Risk, and the Cost of Bad Decisions – Steven Elliott
From the Battlefield to the Boardroom: Lessons in Defense In the latest episode of The Defender’s Log, host David Redekop sits down with Steven Elliott, CFO of Adam Networks, to explore the surprising parallels between military operations, financial management, and cybersecurity. A Journey of Unpredictable Paths Elliott’s background is anything but linear. From a small…
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5 Actions Critical for Cybersecurity Leadership During International Conflicts
Tags: attack, backup, business, cloud, corporate, cyber, cybersecurity, data, exploit, government, incident response, infrastructure, international, iran, middle-east, military, network, resilience, risk, risk-assessment, russia, saas, service, supply-chain, technology, threat, ukraine, update, vulnerability, warfareThe recent military attacks involving Iran in the Middle East are a stark reminder that cybersecurity leadership must continually incorporate geopolitical risk into their enterprise cyber risk posture and preparedness. Every crisis that elevates to military engagements between cyber-active participants, changes the risk landscape of businesses, for people, operations, and data. This includes the…
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Cybersecurity Still Struggles to Retain and Elevate Women”¦Why?
Despite strides made by women in cybersecurity, as this International Women’s Day rolls around, the industry is losing them mid-career and failing to elevate them in strong numbers. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/cybersecurity-still-struggles-to-retain-and-elevate-womenwhy/
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FBI Detains U.S. Government Contractor in Massive $46 Million Fraud Scheme
In a major law enforcement operation, authorities have arrested a U.S. government contractor accused of executing a massive cryptocurrency theft. John Daghita allegedly stole over $46 million in digital assets from the United States Marshals Service (USMS). This successful apprehension highlights the growing intersection of insider threat management, cryptocurrency tracing, and international law enforcement collaboration.…
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LeakBase marketplace unplugged by cops in 14 countries
Tags: banking, breach, credentials, cybercrime, data, germany, infrastructure, international, Internet, law, marketplace, phishing, service, theftGlobal effort: Thanks to international co-operation, a number of criminal marketplaces have been seized in recent years, including BreachForums and RaidForums.Law enforcement agencies involved in various ways in this week’s takedown came from Australia, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Greece, Kosovo, Malaysia, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, the United Kingdom and the US.News of the seizure comes…
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Police dismantle major phishing platform blamed for attacks on hospitals and schools
International law enforcement agencies have dismantled a major phishing-as-a-service platform used to target hundreds of thousands of accounts worldwide, including those tied to hospitals and schools, Europol said Wednesday. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/police-dismantle-tycoon-2fa-phishing-platform
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Operation Leak: FBI and Europol dismantle LeakBase Cybercrime forum
The Federal Bureau of Investigation seized the LeakBase cybercrime forum in an international crackdown led by Europol. The Federal Bureau of Investigation seized the LeakBase cybercrime forum (leakbase[.]la), a platform used to trade hacking tools and stolen data. The action formed part of “Operation Leak,” an international effort coordinated by Europol involving authorities from 14…
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Operation Leak: FBI and Europol dismantle LeakBase Cybercrime forum
The Federal Bureau of Investigation seized the LeakBase cybercrime forum in an international crackdown led by Europol. The Federal Bureau of Investigation seized the LeakBase cybercrime forum (leakbase[.]la), a platform used to trade hacking tools and stolen data. The action formed part of “Operation Leak,” an international effort coordinated by Europol involving authorities from 14…
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LeakBase cybercrime forum with 142,000 users taken down in global operation
LeakBase, an open-web cybercrime forum facilitating the trade of leaked databases and “stealer logs” containing stolen credentials, has been taken down in an international law … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/03/05/europol-leakbase-forum-takedown/
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Operation Leak: Authorities Dismantle LeakBase Forum, Secure User Data and IP Logs
The FBI, working alongside international law enforcement agencies, has successfully dismantled the notorious cybercriminal forum LeakBase. Dubbed >>Operation Leak,<< this coordinated global effort resulted in the seizure of the platform's domains and its underlying infrastructure. LeakBase was a prominent online destination where cybercriminals gathered to buy, sell, and trade stolen databases, corporate data, and personal…
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What to Expect from Iran’s Digital Counterstrike
Tags: attack, breach, cloud, communications, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, defense, espionage, exploit, extortion, finance, government, group, hacking, infrastructure, intelligence, international, iran, leak, middle-east, military, network, ransomware, risk, risk-assessment, service, tool, update, vulnerability, wormAfter the United States and Israel began a bombing campaign on Iran, leading to the decapitation of its political and military leaders, the Middle East has erupted into waves of kinetic warfare. But what should we expect about cyber? Iran has a formidable offensive cybersecurity capability and is considered one of the four most aggressive…
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Europol-coordinated action disrupts Tycoon2FA phishing platform
An international law enforcement operation coordinated by Europol has disrupted Tycoon2FA, a major phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform linked to tens of millions of phishing messages each month. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/europol-coordinated-action-disrupts-tycoon2fa-phishing-platform/
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NCSC Warns UK Organisations to Prepare for Potential Iran-Linked Cyber Activity
Tags: advisory, attack, awareness, breach, business, china, cyber, cybercrime, data, data-breach, espionage, exploit, finance, government, group, incident response, infrastructure, international, Internet, iran, leak, malware, middle-east, military, monitoring, phishing, resilience, risk, russia, service, supply-chain, tactics, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementGeopolitical conflict rarely stays confined to physical battlefields. Increasingly, it spills into the digital domain. The latest escalation of tensions in the Middle East has prompted the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to issue a warning to organisations to review their cyber security posture and prepare for possible cyber activity linked to Iran. While…
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NCSC Warns UK Organisations to Prepare for Potential Iran-Linked Cyber Activity
Tags: advisory, attack, awareness, breach, business, china, cyber, cybercrime, data, data-breach, espionage, exploit, finance, government, group, incident response, infrastructure, international, Internet, iran, leak, malware, middle-east, military, monitoring, phishing, resilience, risk, russia, service, supply-chain, tactics, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementGeopolitical conflict rarely stays confined to physical battlefields. Increasingly, it spills into the digital domain. The latest escalation of tensions in the Middle East has prompted the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to issue a warning to organisations to review their cyber security posture and prepare for possible cyber activity linked to Iran. While…
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NCSC Warns UK Organisations to Prepare for Potential Iran-Linked Cyber Activity
Tags: advisory, attack, awareness, breach, business, china, cyber, cybercrime, data, data-breach, espionage, exploit, finance, government, group, incident response, infrastructure, international, Internet, iran, leak, malware, middle-east, military, monitoring, phishing, resilience, risk, russia, service, supply-chain, tactics, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementGeopolitical conflict rarely stays confined to physical battlefields. Increasingly, it spills into the digital domain. The latest escalation of tensions in the Middle East has prompted the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to issue a warning to organisations to review their cyber security posture and prepare for possible cyber activity linked to Iran. While…
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Epic Fury introduces new layer of enterprise risk
Tags: access, apt, attack, business, cisa, ciso, communications, country, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data-breach, disinformation, exploit, group, infrastructure, intelligence, international, Internet, iran, malware, middle-east, network, ransomware, resilience, risk, rust, service, software, technology, tool, ukrainePhysical attacks on US-linked locations through direct action or partner groups. We are already seeing Iranian missile launches into a variety of nations in the region.Cyber operations that include disruptive activity, targeted intrusions, credential and access harvesting, destructive malware deployment, and the use of compromised infrastructure to support broader influence or operational objectives.Proxy networks across…
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Project Compass Operation Cracks Down on “The Com” Cybercrime Collective 30 Arrested, 179 Suspects Identified
An international law enforcement operation named Project Compass has launched a major offensive against >>The Com,<< a dangerous transnational virtual network (TVN). The operation, which began in January 2025, has successfully led to the arrest of 30 suspects and the identification of 179 potential perpetrators connected to the sprawling cybercrime collective. Led by the European…
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 565 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. Canadian Tire 2025 data breach impacts 38 million users Iran ‘s Internet near-totally blacked out amid…
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RSAC Conference Expands Community Focus in 2026
Connection Hub, AI Content and Global Keynotes on This Year’s Agenda. RSAC Conference 2026 will celebrate its 35th anniversary next month with new community spaces, expanded AI programming and a global keynote lineup. From agentic AI and incident response to international leaders and hands-on learning labs, this year’s event spotlights the power of community. First…
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‘Project Compass’ Cracks Down on ‘The Com’: 30 Members of Notorious Cybercrime Gang Arrested
International law enforcement operation led by Europol targets network of teenagers and young adults involved in ransomware attacks, extortion and other crimes First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/project-compass-com-arrests/
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Google Disrupts UNC2814 GRIDTIDE Campaign After 53 Breaches Across 42 Countries
Tags: breach, china, cyber, espionage, google, government, group, infrastructure, international, usaGoogle on Wednesday disclosed that it worked with industry partners to disrupt the infrastructure of a suspected China-nexus cyber espionage group tracked as UNC2814 that breached at least 53 organizations across 42 countries.”This prolific, elusive actor has a long history of targeting international governments and global telecommunications organizations across Africa, Asia, and the Americas,” First…
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Poisoning AI Training Data
All it takes to poison AI training data is to create a website: I spent 20 minutes writing an article on my personal website titled “The best tech journalists at eating hot dogs.” Every word is a lie. I claimed (without evidence) that competitive hot-dog-eating is a popular hobby among tech reporters and based my…
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US ‘committed’ to fighting transnational gangs behind Southeast Asian scam compounds: FBI
Scott Schelble, the deputy assistant director of the FBI’s International Operations Division, told reporters that he recently met with law enforcement officials in Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam to discuss the region’s scam operations. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/us-committed-to-fighting-southeast-asia-scam-compounds
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International operation dismantles fraud network, Euro400,000 seized
A coordinated international operation supported by Eurojust dismantled a fraudulent call centre operating from three offices and targeting citizens throughout Europe. … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/02/24/eurojust-international-action-fraudulent-call-centre-takedown/
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Destitute survivors of south-east Asia’s cyberscam farms an ‘international crisis’
Not enough support for freed victims, say aid agencies, with growing numbers sleeping on the streets, unable to travel home without passports or moneyCharities and aid workers have called for urgent international government support for victims of south-east Asia’s <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/02/scam-state-multi-billion-dollar-industry-south-east-asia”>deadly scam compounds, following a <a href=”https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/01/cambodia-growing-humanitarian-crisis-as-escaped-scamming-compound-survivors-tell-of-murder-rape-and-torture/”>damning report by Amnesty International.The numbers of survivors of…
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SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 85
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Ninja Browser & Lumma Infostealer Ghost Tapped: Tracking the Rise of Chinese Tap-to-pay Android Malware Hudson Rock Identifies Real-World Infostealer Infection Targeting OpenClaw Configurations Divide and conquer: how the new Keenadu backdoor exposed links…
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 564 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. U.S. CISA adds RoundCube Webmail flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog PayPal discloses extended data…
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INTERPOL Operation Red Card 2.0 Arrests 651 in African Cybercrime Crackdown
An international cybercrime operation against online scams has led to 651 arrests and recovered more than $4.3 million as part of an effort led by law enforcement agencies from 16 African countries.The initiative, codenamed Operation Red Card 2.0, took place between December 8, 2025 and January 30, 2026, according to INTERPOL. It targeted infrastructure and…
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Intellexa’s Predator spyware infected Angolan journalist’s device, Amnesty reports
Amnesty reports Angolan journalist’s iPhone was infected by Intellexa’s Predator spyware via a WhatsApp link in May 2024. Amnesty International reports that in May 2024, Intellexa’s Predator spyware infected the iPhone of Teixeira Cândido, an Angolan journalist and press freedom advocate, after he opened a malicious link sent via WhatsApp. This incident highlights how attackers…