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Belarus Hackers Target Ukraine With Spear-Phishing
2+ hour, 45+ min ago (323+ words) Cybercrime, Fraud Management & Cybercrime A Belarus-aligned cyberespionage actor has been targeting military, defense and government agencies in Ukraine through an email spear-phishing campaign since March. See Also: 5 X Faster: Transforming Email Security Operations Researchers at cybersecurity firm Eset say the…...
Attacks Surge Against Vulnerable c Panel and WHM Software
1+ week, 5+ day ago (639+ words) Attack Surface Management, Security Operations Tens of thousands of online dashboards controlling servers and web hosting accounts appear to have been compromised by attackers exploiting a recently announced, critical vulnerability. See Also: AI Turning Tool Sprawl Into an Attack Surface…...
Europe Spurs Digital Sovereignty With $213 M Cloud Contract
3+ week, 6+ day ago (332+ words) Cloud Security, Geo-Specific, Security Operations The European Commission made a significant move towards "digital sovereignty" by awarding a 180 million euro - approximately $213 million - cloud contract to a quartet of European providers. See Also: On Demand | Cybersecurity for Cloud: Challenges and Strategies…...
Germany Caught Up in Likely Russian Signal Phishing
2+ week, 1+ day ago (695+ words) Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks, Fraud Management & Cybercrime, Social Engineering Signal is defending the security of its systems following a series of phishing attacks that took place on the encrypted messaging platform, and that reportedly compromised members of the German government including…...
Germany Tries, Tries Again With ISP Data Retention Mandate
2+ week, 6+ day ago (682+ words) Data Privacy, Data Security, Geo-Specific The German government says it's unlocked the secret to passing a law that would require internet service providers to keep customer data without running afoul of privacy and security concerns that sunk earlier attempts. Critics…...
Mirax RAT Targets Android Devices Through Meta Apps
4+ week, 1+ day ago (270+ words) Cybercrime as-a-service, Endpoint Security, Fraud Management & Cybercrime An emerging remote access Trojan targeting Android devices in Spanish-speaking nations is propagating fraudulent advertisements as an initial access point on Meta-owned applications. See Also: Panel | Cyberattacks Are Increasing " And Cyber Insurance Rates…...
How Attackers Use AI to Outsmart Email Filters
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (250+ words) Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Business Email Compromise (BEC), Email Security & Protection Email security blocklists are losing the plot, said Ian Thiel, co-founder and COO of Sublime Security. Attackers study which email domains organizations trust, then route attacks through those allow-listed…...
Telecom Sleeper Cells: Nation-State Threats Below the Radar
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (233+ words) Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks, Events, Fraud Management & Cybercrime Nation-state actors have embedded kernel-level implants inside telecom networks designed to stay dormant for years - and 99. 9% of organizations have no idea these capabilities even exist, said Christiaan Beek, vice president of cyber intelligence…...
Handala Hacks FBI Director Kash Patel's Personal Email
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (173+ words) Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks, Finance & Banking, Fraud Management & Cybercrime See Also: Protecting Financial Services Mobile Apps The FBI downplayed the hack, stating "the information in question is historical in nature and involves no government information." The bureau has "taken all necessary…...
Breach Roundup: Tycoon2 FA Phishing Platform Rebounds
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1591+ words) Cybercrime, Fraud Management & Cybercrime, Ransomware See Also: Experts Offer Insights from Theoretical to the Realities of AI-enabled Cybercrime Europol, working with Microsoft and partners, announced March 4 that it had seized 330 domains forming the backbone of the Tycoon2 FA platform, which enables…...