Collaborate Disseminate
Targets included the U.S. Treasury Department, journalists, and religious organisations, and the attacks intended to steal data and suppress free speech. Continue reading DoJ Busts Alleged Global Hacking-for-Hire Network of ‘Cyber Mercenaries’
One month into his second term, President Trump’s actions to shrink the government through mass layoffs, firings and withholding funds allocated by Congress have thrown federal cybersecurity and consumer protection programs into disarray. At the same time, agencies are battling an ongoing effort by the world’s richest man to wrest control over their networks and data. Continue reading Trump 2.0 Brings Cuts to Cyber, Consumer Protections
The remote access trojan was being used by a Chinese collective operating since 2014.
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Baron Martin is linked to extremist online networks 764 and CVLT.
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The Justice Department announced Thursday that it had participated in a coordinated effort to seize and dismantle Rydox, an online marketplace for stolen personal information and cybercrime tools. The operation led to the arrest of three individuals alleged to be the site’s administrators. Rydox has been linked to over 7,600 illicit sales and generated substantial […]
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It’s part of a broader effort to counter Pyongyang’s use of tech professionals to fool U.S. companies and nonprofits.
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The department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control said Guan Tianfeng used a zero-day exploit to deploy malware on 81,000 firewalls.
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The reported scope of the Salt Typhoon hacks has expanded in recent days and weeks, from the incoming president to top U.S. officials.
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Read more about a joint operation between several law enforcement agencies across the globe to tackle RedLine Stealer and META malware. Continue reading Operation Magnus: Joint Law Enforcement Operation Targets Major Infostealer Networks
The proposed regulation imposes a series of restrictions on how American entities can sell “bulk” sensitive data across six categories.
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