Prosecutors allege incident response pros used ALPHV/BlackCat to commit string of ransomware attacks

The alleged cybersecurity turncoats attacked at least five U.S. companies while working for their respective employers, officials said.

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Alleged 764 leader arrested in Arizona, faces life in prison

Baron Cain Martin, a 21-year-old, allegedly joined the nihilistic violent extremist group in 2019. Officials described his alleged crimes as “atrocious” and “so depraved they defy comprehension.”

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Ukrainian allegedly involved in Conti ransomware attacks faces up to 25 years in jail

Oleksii Lytvynenko, 43, was arrested in Ireland in 2023 and extradited to the U.S. earlier this month. He pleaded not guilty in federal court Thursday.

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CISA, NSA offer guidance to better protect Microsoft Exchange Servers

The guide includes security advice previously shared by Microsoft, yet authorities felt it prudent to outline best practices for the critical and widely used technology.

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Alleged 764 member faces up to 69 years in prison for string of suspected violent crimes

Prosecutors accuse Tony Christopher Long of animal crushing, sexual exploitation of a minor, cyberstalking and extortion.

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F5 asserts limited impact from prolonged nation-state attack on its systems

The networking software and security company claims most customers are not concerned about their configuration data stolen during the attack.

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Attackers bypass patch in deprecated Windows Server update tool

Microsoft addressed the critical vulnerability earlier this month, but had to issue an emergency update to resolve issues it previously missed.

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North Korea’s Lazarus group attacked three companies involved in drone development

The attacks, which involved fake job offers as a social engineering lure, were likely aimed at stealing proprietary information about drone manufacturing, ESET said in a report.

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Researchers track surge in high-level Smishing Triad activity

The China-linked operation has grown from a phishing kit marketplace into an active and growing community supporting a decentralized large-scale phishing ecosystem.

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Researchers uncover remote code execution flaw in abandoned Rust code library

The high-severity defect affects a widely used — but largely hidden — archive tool that spans many forks.

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