A look inside Russian cybercrime syndicate TrickBot reveals an organized, potent adversary

The massive trove of leaked messages and other data offer a deep look inside the cybercrime ecosystem.

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Chinese hackers targeted U.S. political reporters just ahead of Jan. 6 attack, researchers say

The previously unreported campaigns represent one of several ongoing nation-state attempts to hack journalists, the researchers said.

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IBM joins other tech giants and removes Russian state controlled network from its cloud service

An IBM spokesperson said it was “unaware” of its cloud platform’s involvement, and took “steps” to make sure RT content was available via its services

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Hacktivists claiming attack on Iranian steel facilities dump tranche of ‘top secret documents’

Incident just the latest iteration of the back and forth between Israeli and Iranianian-aligned hackers.

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Hackers linked to the Chinese government increasingly target Russia, analysis suggests

A recent phishing attempt targeting Russian entities involved long-established Chinese toolkits, experts said.

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Marriott confirms latest data breach, possibly exposing information on hotel guests, employees

The company says attackers tricked a single employee at a single hotel into giving up access to a computer.

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Hacktivist personas back latest GhostWriter disinfo op targeting Poland, Ukraine

Pro-Russian hacktivist channels amplified the Belarusian disinformation campaign, marking an interesting development, researchers said.

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Canadian NetWalker ransomware defendant agrees to plead guilty in US court

Already sentenced to seven years in Canada, the defendant faces a maximum of 40 years in U.S. prison, according to a filing.

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Chinese influence operation aimed to protect Beijing’s stake in rare earth mining, research finds

The latest operation of the Dragonbridge information campaign shows signs of refinement, researchers said.

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