Cyberattack, Miscellaneous News
February 19, 2025
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Pro-Russian hackers attack Italian websites after president compares invasion of Ukraine to Nazis

Associated Press reports: A pro-Russian hacker group attacked Italian government websites on Tuesday in what it said was a reaction to a speech by Italian President Sergio Mattarella that compared Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to the Nazis ‘ “wars of conquest.” The NoName57 hacker group, which announced the attacks on social media, hit the websites of the defense, interior and transport ministries, as […]

Data Breach News, Cyberattack, Vulnerabilities
February 16, 2025
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China-linked APT Salt Typhoon has breached more U.S. telecommunications providers via unpatched Cisco IOS XE network devices.

Security Affairs reports: China-linked APT group Salt Typhoon is still targeting telecommunications providers worldwide, and according to a new report published by Recorded Future’s Insikt Group, the threat actors has breached more U.S. telecommunications providers by exploiting unpatched Cisco IOS XE network devices. Insikt Group researchers reported that the Chinese hacked have exploited two Cisco flaws, tracked […]

Cyberattack, News
February 14, 2025
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Virginia AG’s office says it was struck by ‘sophisticated cyberattack’

The Washington Post reports:  A “sophisticated cyberattack” struck the offices of Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares on Wednesday, forcing the agency to shut down computer systems and resort to paper court filings as Virginia State Police and the FBI investigate. “Unfortunately our agency has been the victim of what appears to be a sophisticated […]

Cyberattack, News
January 28, 2025
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DeepSeek halted new signups amid “large-scale” cyberattack

A Chinese AI platform DeepSeek sent tech stocks crashing yesterday when investors realized that DeepSeek was cheaper and maybe better than what U.S. tech has produced. It wasn’t long afterwards that DeepSeek got hit with a cyberattack. Bleeping Computer reported it: Chinese AI platform DeepSeek has disabled registrations on its DeepSeek-V3 chat platform due to […]

Cyberattack, Critical Infrastructure, Data Breach News, News
January 11, 2025
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Japan links Chinese hacker MirrorFace to dozens of cyberattacks targeting security and tech data

The Associated Press reports: Japan on Wednesday linked more than 200 cyberattacks over the past five years targeting the country’s national security and high technology data to a Chinese hacking group, MirrorFace, detailing their tactics and calling on government agencies and businesses to reinforce preventive measures. The National Police Agency said its analysis on the […]

Cyberattack, Data Breach News, News
January 09, 2025
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Russian ISP confirms Ukrainian hackers “destroyed” its network

Bleeping Computer reports: ​Ukrainian hacktivists, part of the Ukrainian Cyber Alliance group, announced on Tuesday they had breached Russian internet service provider Nodex’s network and wiped hacked systems after stealing sensitive documents. “The Russian internet provider Nodex in St. Petersburg was completely looted and wiped. Data exfiltrated, while the empty equipment without backups was left […]

Data Breach News, Cyberattack
December 30, 2024
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AT&T and Verizon say networks are secure after being breached by China-linked Salt Typhoon hackers

TechCrunch followed up on the Salt Typhoon attacks on major telecoms: U.S. telecom giants AT&T and Verizon say they have secured their networks after being targeted by the China-linked Salt Typhoon cyberespionage group. In a statement given to TechCrunch on Monday, AT&T spokesperson Alexander Byers said the company detects “no activity by nation-state actors in our networks at […]

Legal News, Cyberattack, News
December 17, 2024
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SEC Charges Flagstar for Misleading Investors About Cyber Breach

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGFile No. 3-22360 December 16, 2024 – The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed settled charges against Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. (now known as “Flagstar Financial, Inc.”), for making materially misleading statements regarding a cybersecurity attack on Flagstar’s network in late 2021 (the “Citrix Breach”). The SEC’s order finds that Flagstar negligently made materially misleading statements […]

Cyberattack, Data Breach News, News
December 03, 2024
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Russian Hackers Use Game-Changing Wi-Fi Hacking Technique to Breach US Networks

If you’re old enough to remember when neighbors “borrowed” your wi-fi or cable connection so they didn’t have to pay for services, then you may appreciate the “nearest neighbor” attack as part of cyberwar. Kyiv Post reports: Russian military spies have employed an innovative technique using neighboring Wi-Fi systems to breach secure networks in an […]