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Researchers Detail Bitter APT’s Evolving Tactics as Its Geographic Scope Expands

The threat actor known as Bitter has been assessed to be a state-backed hacking group that’s tasked with gathering intelligence that aligns with the interests of the Indian government.
That’s according to new findings jointly published by Proofpoint and Threatray in an exhaustive two-part analysis.
“Their diverse toolset shows consistent coding patterns across malware families, particularly in

Backdoored Open Source Malware Repositories Target Novice Cybercriminals

A threat actor has been creating backdoored open source malware repositories to target novice cybercriminals and game cheaters.

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Controversial Firms Cellebrite and Corellium Announce $200 Million Acquisition Deal

Cellebrite and Corellium, whose names have been mentioned in spyware stories, are joining forces to provide advanced investigative solutions.

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Men Who Hacked Law Enforcement Database for Doxing Sentenced to Prison

Sagar Steven Singh and Nicholas Ceraolo, members of the Vile group, get prison sentences for identity theft and hacking.

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ClickFix Attack Exploits Fake Cloudflare Turnstile to Deliver Malware

Researchers have discovered and analyzed a ClickFix attack that uses a fake Cloudflare ‘humanness’ check.

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Germany fines Vodafone $51 million for privacy, security breaches

The German data protection authority (BfDI) has fined Vodafone GmbH, the telecommunications company’s German subsidiary, €45 million ($51.4 million) for privacy and security violations. […]

Redefining Cyber Value: Why Business Impact Should Lead the Security Conversation

Security teams face growing demands with more tools, more data, and higher expectations than ever. Boards approve large security budgets, yet still ask the same question: what is the business getting in return? CISOs respond with reports on controls and vulnerability counts – but executives want to understand risk in terms of financial exposure, operational impact, and avoiding loss.
The

FBI Aware of 900 Organizations Hit by Play Ransomware

Play ransomware attacks have hit roughly 900 organizations and recently involved the exploitation of SimpleHelp vulnerabilities.

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Iran-Linked BladedFeline Hits Iraqi and Kurdish Targets with Whisper and Spearal Malware

An Iran-aligned hacking group has been attributed to a new set of cyber attacks targeting Kurdish and Iraqi government officials in early 2024.
The activity is tied to a threat group ESET tracks as BladedFeline, which is assessed with medium confidence to be a sub-cluster within OilRig, a known Iranian nation-state cyber actor. It’s said to be active since September 2017, when it targeted

Carding Marketplace BidenCash Shut Down by Authorities

Authorities seized 145 domains associated with BidenCash, a marketplace for stolen credit cards and personal information.

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