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U.S. Charges 4 Russian Govt. Employees Over Hacking Critical Infrastructure Worldwide

The U.S. government on Thursday released a cybersecurity advisory outlining multiple intrusion campaigns conducted by state-sponsored Russian cyber actors from 2011 to 2018 that targeted the energy sector in the U.S. and beyond. “The [Federal Security Service] conducted a multi-stage campaign in …

7 Suspected Members of LAPSUS$ Hacker Gang, Aged 16 to 21, Arrested in U.K.

The City of London Police has arrested seven teenagers between the ages of 16 and 21 for their alleged connections to the prolific LAPSUS$ extortion gang that’s linked to a recent burst of attacks targeting NVIDIA, Samsung, Ubisoft, LG, Microsoft, and Okta. The development, which was …

Experts Uncover Campaign Stealing Cryptocurrency from Android and iPhone Users

Researchers have blown the lid off a sophisticated malicious scheme primarily targeting Chinese users via copycat apps on Android and iOS that mimic legitimate digital wallet services to siphon cryptocurrency funds. “These malicious apps were able to steal victims’ secret seed phrases by …

North Korean Hackers Exploited Chrome Zero-Day to Target Fintech, IT, and Media Firms

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) on Thursday disclosed that it acted to mitigate threats from two distinct government-backed attacker groups based in North Korea that exploited a recently-uncovered remote code execution flaw in the Chrome web browser. The campaigns, once again “reflective of …

23-Year-Old Russian Hacker Wanted by FBI for Running Marketplace of Stolen Logins

A 23-year-old Russian national has been indicted in the U.S. and added to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Cyber Most Wanted List for his alleged role as the administrator of Marketplace A, a cyber crime forum that sold stolen login credentials, personal information, and credit card …

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