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North Korean Hackers Use New AkdoorTea Backdoor to Target Global Crypto Developers

The North Korea-linked threat actors associated with the Contagious Interview campaign have been attributed to a previously undocumented backdoor called AkdoorTea, along with tools like TsunamiKit and Tropidoor.
Slovak cybersecurity firm ESET, which is tracking the activity under the name DeceptiveDevelopment, said the campaign targets software developers across all operating systems, Windows,

Chinese Cyberspies Hacked US Defense Contractors

RedNovember has been targeting government, defense and aerospace, and legal services organizations worldwide.

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Teen suspected of Vegas casino cyberattacks released to parents

A 17-year-old hacker who surrendered to face charges over cyberattacks targeting Vegas casinos in 2023 has been released into the custody of his parents, a family court judge ruled. […]

Microsoft will offer free Windows 10 security updates in Europe

Microsoft will offer free extended security updates for Windows 10 users in the European Economic Area (EEA), which includes Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and all 27 European Union member states. […]

RTX Confirms Airport Services Hit by Ransomware

The aerospace and defense giant has disclosed the cyberattack in a filing with the SEC.

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Perspective: Why Politics in the Workplace is a Cybersecurity Risk

Bringing politics into professional spaces undermines decision-making, collaboration, and ultimately weakens security teams.

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CISA Issues Emergency Directive Requiring Federal Agencies to Identify and Mitigate Cisco Zero-Day Vulnerabilities

CTEM’s Core: Prioritization and Validation

Despite a coordinated investment of time, effort, planning, and resources, even the most up-to-date cybersecurity systems continue to fail. Every day. Why?
It’s not because security teams can’t see enough. Quite the contrary. Every security tool spits out thousands of findings. Patch this. Block that. Investigate this. It’s a tsunami of red dots that not even the most crackerjack team on

Threatsday Bulletin: Rootkit Patch, Federal Breach, OnePlus SMS Leak, TikTok Scandal & More

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Chinese Spies Lurked in Networks for 393 Days, Hunted for Zero-Day Intel

Google’s Threat Intelligence Group and Mandiant have shared findings on a recent BrickStorm campaign linked to UNC5221.

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