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Waterbug APT Hackers Hijacked Another APT Group Infrastructure to Attack Governments and International Organizations

Waterbug APT Hackers used hijacked infrastructure to attack governments and international organizations through various campaigns using new and publically available malware. The group also use living off the land for executing process on the systems. Symantec observed the targeted attack over the past year using unique tools and the campaigns hitting Europe, Latin America, and […]

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Death linked to prank – France seeks extradition of hacker from Israel

The incident took place in 2014 in which father of a French journalist died of a heart attack soon after prank call made by the hacker. Ulcan, an infamous hacker, could possibly be extradited to France as on Tuesday French prosecutors have officially requested Israeli authorities to let him stand trial in France. The 36-year […]

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GandCrab Ransomware Decryption Tool [All Versions] — Recover Files for Free

Cybersecurity researchers have released an updated version of GandCrab ransomware decryption tool that could allow millions of affected users to unlock their encrypted files for free without paying a ransom to the cybercriminals. GandCrab is one of the most prolific families of ransomware to date that has infected over 1.5 million computers since it first […]

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Actress Bella Thorne posts her nudes to tackle threats from hackers

Bella Throne will not be bullied by cybercriminals. Stealing private photographs of celebrities and threatening to post them online unless they give in to the demands of the hacker has become a common norm among cybercriminals for making quick bucks. But, not all the celebs could be intimidated and Bella Thorne is one of them. […]

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Alex Jones claims malware planted child porn on InfoWars servers

Alex Jones is now offering $1 million to catch attacker who behind the malware attack. Alex Jones, the founder of InfoWars, and his lawyer Norm Pattis claimed on Friday that someone sent malware on InfoWars servers and which ended up planting child pornography content on the servers. To catch and convict the real culprit, Jones […]

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Student uses Snapchat’s gender filter to bust pervert cop

The cop thought he was talking to an underage girl but it was a grown-up man using Snapchat’s gender filter. A 20-year old student from California’s San Francisco Bay Area used the much-criticized gender-swapping filter of Snapchat to catch a 40-year old police officer. According to Ethan, who studies in a California college, the cop […]

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Telegram messaging service hit by massive DDoS attack

It is unclear why Telegram was targeted or who was behind the DDoS attack. The popular privacy-focused instant messaging application service Telegram has suffered a massive DDoS attack in which its service in the United States and several other countries has been disrupted, the company has revealed. The DDoS attack began targeting Telegram’s servers around […]

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Quest Diagnostics data breach affects 12 million customers

Clinical laboratory firm Quest Diagnostics Inc. has admitted exposure of personal information of nearly 11.9 million customers after its web payment page was accessed by an unauthorized individual. In a press release, the company revealed that its billing system, which is managed by the Quest contractor called Optum360’s hired vendor American Medical Collection Agency (AMCA), […]

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Teen hacked Apple twice hoping for a job

He hacked his way into the tech giant’s mainframe by creating false credentials. Now that is what we call a very unorthodox approach, an out of the box invocation to realize what you are desperately after. An Australian teenager, an Apple fanboy, longing for a job in Apple evinced an unusual way of forwarding his […]

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Chinese APT 10 Hackers Attack Government and Private Organizations Through Previously Unknown Malware

Researchers discovered a new malware attacker against the government and private organizations from Chinese cyber espionage group APT10 using previously unknown malware with a new set of unique activities. Based on telemetry data, attackers launching two different loader variants and various other payloads with similar Tactics, Techniques that were used for other attacks by APT10. APT10 […]

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Why So Many Businesses Can Never Recover After Cyber Attacks

A cyber attack can cripple critical infrastructure and businesses and generate negative press. In other cases, it could open you and your business to litigation. This and other factors can seriously hurt a business, and it forces many of them to pay for data recovery or IT security services to undo the damage. However, many […]

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Crypto tumbler BestMixer.io seized for large-scale money laundering

BestMixer.io was among the three largest cryptocurrency mixing services launched in May 2018. Europol in collaboration with the Dutch Fiscal Information and Investigative Service (FIOD), Luxembourg has shut down a well-known and one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency tumblers BestMixer.io. The bitcoin transaction mixer was shut down officially on May 22. The operation against cryptocurrency […]

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7 steps large companies are taking to safeguard against cybercrime

Cybercrime is on the rise with new exploits released every day along with new companies that simply aren’t prepared to defend against and deal with issues like data breaches and network-wide malware infections. Whether you’re a business person looking to improve company security, or just a curious party, you might be wondering how the largest […]

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Hackers hacked: Account hijacking forum OGUsers pwned

The stolen OGUsers database is available on RaidForums for download. On 12th May, hackers managed to steal the database of a famous hijacker forum called OGUsers. This forum is used by hackers and online account hijackers, which means that the hackers have now been given a taste of their own medicine. The database contained around […]

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MuddyWater APT’s BlackWater Malware Campaign Install Backdoor on Victims PC to Gain Remote Access & Evade Detection

Researchers discovered a “Blackwater” malware campaign that suspected to associated with well known MuddyWater APT bypass the security control and install a backdoor on Victims PC using MuddyWater’s tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs). MuddyWater involved with a various cyber attack in recent past and its spotted to targeting organizations in Pakistan, Turkey, and Tajikistan using […]

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Hacker Group Behind GozNym Banking Malware Dismantled by International Authorities that Stolen $100 Million

International law enforcement operation brings down a globally operated and well-organized cybercrime network behind GozNym banking malware responsible for stealing $100 million from more than 41,000 victims. The GozNym banking malware primarily targeted financial institutions; it includes a banking trojan and trojan downloader, which also has the function of ransomware. GozNym distributed through phishing emails, […]

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Sim swapping hackers charged with stealing $2.5m worth of crypto

These hackers are part of the group called “The Community.” According to an announcement made by the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ), six men have been charged for SIM swapping fraud that resulted in the theft of nearly $2.5 million ($2,416,352) worth of cryptocurrency. The six men are reportedly part of a hacking group called […]

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Hackers steal source code of top anti-virus firms to sell online

Fxsmsp Threat Group, “a credible hacking collective” is offering to sell source code of major anti-virus software for a whopping $300,000. The servers of three high-profile anti-virus firms have allegedly been compromised by a group of elite Russian hackers. The hacker group, known as Fxsmsp, claims to have stolen the companies’ software source code after […]

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U.S. Charges Chinese Hacker For 2015 Anthem Data Breach

The United States Justice Department today announced charges against a Chinese hacker and his hacking team member for their alleged role in the 2015 massive data breach at health insurance giant Anthem and three other unnamed American companies. Fujie Wang (王 福 杰) and another hacker named John Doe with three different aliases—Deniel Jack, Kim […]

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