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UNC3886 hackers use Linux rootkits to hide on VMware ESXi VMs

A suspected Chinese threat actor tracked as UNC3886 uses publicly available open-source rootkits named 'Reptile' and 'Medusa' to remain hidden on VMware ESXi virtual machines, allowing them to conduct credential theft, command execution, and lateral movement.
- Bill Toulas
- June 20, 2024
- 01:46 PM
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Poland says Russian military hackers target its govt networks

Poland says a state-backed threat group linked to Russia's military intelligence service (GRU) has been targeting Polish government institutions throughout the week.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- May 09, 2024
- 07:14 PM
- 1
ArcaneDoor hackers exploit Cisco zero-days to breach govt networks

Cisco warned today that a state-backed hacking group has been exploiting two zero-day vulnerabilities in Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) firewalls since November 2023 to breach government networks worldwide.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 24, 2024
- 01:07 PM
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Acuity confirms hackers stole non-sensitive govt data from GitHub repos

Acuity, a federal contractor that works with U.S. government agencies, has confirmed that hackers breached its GitHub repositories and stole documents containing old and non-sensitive data.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 05, 2024
- 11:32 AM
- 0
US State Department investigates alleged theft of government data

The U.S. Department of State is investigating claims of a cyber incident after a threat actor leaked documents allegedly stolen from a government contractor.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 03, 2024
- 02:55 PM
- 1
Flipper Zero makers respond to Canada’s ‘harmful’ ban proposal

The makers of Flipper Zero have responded to the Canadian government's plan to ban the device in the country, arguing that it is wrongfully accused of facilitating car thefts.
- Bill Toulas
- March 20, 2024
- 09:48 AM
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Chinese Earth Krahang hackers breach 70 orgs in 23 countries

A sophisticated hacking campaign attributed to a Chinese Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group known as 'Earth Krahang' has breached 70 organizations and targeted at least 116 across 45 countries.
- Bill Toulas
- March 18, 2024
- 04:49 PM
- 0
French unemployment agency data breach impacts 43 million people

France Travail, formerly known as Pôle Emploi, is warning that hackers breached its systems and may leak or exploit personal details of an estimated 43 million individuals.
- Bill Toulas
- March 14, 2024
- 09:32 AM
- 1
Switzerland: Play ransomware leaked 65,000 government documents

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) of Switzerland has released a report on its analysis of a data breach following a ransomware attack on Xplain, disclosing that the incident impacted thousands of sensitive Federal government files.
- Bill Toulas
- March 07, 2024
- 03:27 PM
- 0
Hackers impersonate U.S. government agencies in BEC attacks

A gang of hackers specialized in business email compromise (BEC) attacks and tracked as TA4903 has been impersonating various U.S. government entities to lure targets into opening malicious files carrying links to fake bidding processes.
- Bill Toulas
- March 06, 2024
- 03:34 PM
- 0
Canada's anti-money laundering agency offline after cyberattack

The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) has announced that a "cyber incident" forced it to take its corporate systems offline as a precaution.
- Bill Toulas
- March 06, 2024
- 12:30 PM
- 5
Hackers exploit 14-year-old CMS editor on govt, edu sites for SEO poisoning

Threat actors are exploiting a CMS editor discontinued 14 years ago to compromise education and government entities worldwide to poison search results with malicious sites or scams.
- Bill Toulas
- February 26, 2024
- 02:59 PM
- 0
DHS employees jailed for stealing data of 200K U.S. govt workers

Three former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees were sentenced to prison for stealing proprietary U.S. government software and databases containing the personal data of 200,000 federal employees.
- Bill Toulas
- January 29, 2024
- 10:31 AM
- 1
US senator: Govts spy on Apple, Google users via mobile notifications

A U.S. senator revealed today that government agencies worldwide demand mobile push notification records from Apple and Google users to spy on their customers.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 06, 2023
- 02:58 PM
- 1
Ukraine says it hacked Russian aviation agency, leaks data

Ukraine's intelligence service, operating under the Defense Ministry, claims they hacked Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency, 'Rosaviatsia,' to expose a purported collapse of Russia's aviation sector.
- Bill Toulas
- November 27, 2023
- 01:23 PM
- 1
Hacktivists breach U.S. nuclear research lab, steal employee data

The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) confirms they suffered a cyberattack after 'SiegedSec' hacktivists leaked stolen human resources data online.
- Bill Toulas
- November 21, 2023
- 04:20 PM
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Canadian government discloses data breach after contractor hacks

The Canadian government says two of its contractors have been hacked, exposing sensitive information belonging to an undisclosed number of government employees.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- November 20, 2023
- 12:23 PM
- 1
Hackers use Citrix Bleed flaw in attacks on govt networks worldwide

Threat actors are leveraging the 'Citrix Bleed' vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-4966, to target government, technical, and legal organizations in the Americas, Europe, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific region.
- Bill Toulas
- November 01, 2023
- 02:46 PM
- 0
Dozens of countries will pledge to stop paying ransomware gangs

An alliance of 40 countries will sign a pledge during the third annual International Counter-Ransomware Initiative summit in Washington, D.C., to stop paying ransoms demanded by cybercriminal groups.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- October 31, 2023
- 12:54 PM
- 5
European govt email servers hacked using Roundcube zero-day

The Winter Vivern Russian hacking group has been exploiting a Roundcube Webmail zero-day since at least October 11 to attack European government entities and think tanks.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- October 25, 2023
- 07:00 AM
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