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Iranian Hacker Pleads Guilty in $19 Million Robbinhood Ransomware Attack on Baltimore

An Iranian national has pleaded guilty in the U.S. over his involvement in an international ransomware and extortion scheme involving the Robbinhood ransomware.
Sina Gholinejad (aka Sina Ghaaf), 37, and his co-conspirators are said to have breached the computer networks of various organizations in the United States and encrypted files with Robbinhood ransomware to demand Bitcoin ransom payments.

364,000 Impacted by Data Breach at LexisNexis Risk Solutions

Data broker giant LexisNexis Risk Solutions says personal information was stolen from 364,000 people in a December 2024 data breach.

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Botnet hacks 9,000+ ASUS routers to add persistent SSH backdoor

Over 9,000 ASUS routers are compromised by a novel botnet dubbed “AyySSHush” that was also observed targeting SOHO routers from Cisco, D-Link, and Linksys. […]

Dark Partners cybercrime gang fuels large-scale crypto heists

A sprawling network of fake AI, VPN, and crypto software download sites is being used by the “Dark Partner” threat actors to conduct a crypto theft attacks worldwide. […]

Czech Republic Blames China-Linked APT31 Hackers for 2022 Cyberattack

The Czech Republic on Wednesday formally accused a threat actor associated with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) of targeting its Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In a public statement, the government said it identified China as the culprit behind a malicious campaign targeting one of the unclassified networks of the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The extent of the breach is presently not

Czech Government Condemns Chinese Hack on Critical Infrastructure

The Czech government issues a blunt warning to China after APT31 hackers linked to intrusion at critical infrastructure network.

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Czechia blames China for Ministry of Foreign Affairs cyberattack

The Czech Republic says the Chinese-backed APT31 hacking group was behind cyberattacks targeting the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and critical infrastructure organizations. […]

Microsoft OneDrive File Picker Flaw Grants Apps Full Cloud Access — Even When Uploading Just One File

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a security flaw in Microsoft’s OneDrive File Picker that, if successfully exploited, could allow websites to access a user’s entire cloud storage content, as opposed to just the files selected for upload via the tool.
“This stems from overly broad OAuth scopes and misleading consent screens that fail to clearly explain the extent of access being granted,

Cerby Raises $40 Million for Identity Automation Platform

Identity security automation platform Cerby has raised $40 million in Series B funding to scale operations.

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Vietnamese Hackers Distribute Malware via Fake AI-Themed Websites

Mandiant warns that a Vietnamese hacking group tracked as UNC6032 is distributing malware via fake AI video generator websites.

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