Notorious hacker know as ‘Spdrman’ arraigned for role in Real Deal dark web marketplace

Daniel Kaye is suspected in numerous cybercrimes and previously served time for knocking out the internet for the entire country of Liberia.

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Chinese influence operation seeks to sow political discord, ‘aggressively’ targets U.S. midterms

China has increased its aggressive actions and rhetoric around politics, other divisive issues, researchers say.

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Grand jury indicts Ukrainian for role in vast Raccoon Infostealer cybercrime operation

The suspect’s group accumulated at least 50 million unique credentials from “millions of potential victims” worldwide, the DOJ said.

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Iranian government blames ‘foreign country’ for hack-and-leak of nuclear information

In a message to CyberScoop, the hactivists that took responsibility for the attack denied the Iranian government’s claim.

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Researchers uncover more than 167,000 stolen credit card numbers, primarily from the U.S.

Using two malware variants, unknown operators managed to compile stolen card data potentially worth more than $3 million, researchers said.

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Iranian hackers that tampered with 2020 election could once again target U.S., FBI warns

The group identified as Emennet Pasargad has been using “false-flag campaigns under the guise of multiple personas,” the bureau said.

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Top DOJ official “pleased” with multi-agency and branch response to courts data breach

Deputy Assistant Attorney General for National Security Adam Hickey discussed the breach and the need to balance transparency with privacy related to sensitive material.

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NSA cyber chief says Ukraine war is compelling more intelligence sharing with industry

Rob Joyce, head of the NSA Cybersecurity Directorate, said “what we know is often not sensitive, it is how we know it.”

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Chinese-linked hackers targeted U.S. state legislature, researchers say

Researchers with Symantec said the group that it has tracked for years has recently targeted government networks in the U.S. and Middle East.

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Election workers in battleground states faced onslaught of malicious emails, researchers say

The phishing attacks targeted county poll workers in Arizona and Pennsylvania with emails that attempted to steal their login credentials.

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