US, UK take action against members of the Russian-linked Trickbot hacker syndicate

The DOJ also unsealed indictments against some of the sanctioned individuals for alleged roles in ransomware and other cybercrime activity.

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China turns to AI in hopes of creating viral online propaganda, Microsoft researchers say

Chinese influence operations appear to be improving as state operatives deploy artificially generated images that are getting more engagement.

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Researchers identify high-grade phishing kits attacking nearly 60,000 Microsoft 365 accounts

Hackers compromised roughly 8,000 of those accounts with tools that a cybercrime group known as W3LL sold through its underground marketplace.

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Hackers push anti-Iranian government messages to millions via breached app

The apparent hack comes just ahead of the one-year anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, the Iranian woman who died in police custody.

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FBI, DOJ disrupt massive Qakbot botnet connected to millions of dollars in ransomware losses

“Operation Duck Hunt” also included authorities in France, Germany, the Netherlands, Romania, Latvia and the U.K.

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Meta: Pro-Chinese influence operation was the largest in history

Meta researchers said the operation relied on thousands of accounts to spread pro-Chinese messages and attack critics of Beijing.

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Hacking group KittenSec claims to ‘pwn anything we see’ to expose corruption

The newly emerged hacking collective has hit targets in a range of NATO countries amid an overall increase in hacktivism.

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Hacking group KittenSec claims to ‘pwn anything we see’ to expose corruption

The newly emerged hacking collective has hit targets in a range of NATO countries amid an overall increase in hacktivism.

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Previously unknown hacking group targets Hong Kong organizations in supply chain cyberattack

The unknown and unattributed hackers compromised legitimate software in apparent focused attack, researchers said.

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