Got a Microsoft Teams invite? Storm-2372 gang exploit device codes in global phishing attacks

Security experts have warned that a cybercriminal group has been running a malicious and inventive phishing campaign since August 2024 to break into organizations across Europe, North America, Africa, and the Middle East.

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US charges two Russian men in connection with Phobos ransomware operation

Roman Berezhnoy and Egor Nikolaevich Glebov are alleged to have extorted over US $16 million in ransom payments using the Phobos ransomware, impacting over 1000 organisations in the United States.

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US charges two Russian men in connection with Phobos ransomware operation

Roman Berezhnoy and Egor Nikolaevich Glebov are alleged to have extorted over US $16 million in ransom payments using the Phobos ransomware, impacting over 1000 organisations in the United States.

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US Coast Guard told to improve its cybersecurity, after warning raised that hacked ports could cost $2 billion per day

The US Coast Guard has been urged to improve the cybersecurity infrastructure of the Maritime Transportation System (MTS), which includes ports, waterways, and vessels essential for transporting over $5.4 trillion worth of goods annually.

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US woman faces years in federal prison for running laptop farm for N Korean IT workers

Christian Marie Chapman, of Litchfield Park, Arizona, helped generate over US $17 million for North Korea after over 300 US companies unwittingly hired staff believing them to be US citizens.

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Secret Taliban records published online after hackers breach computer systems

The Taliban government of Afghanistan is reeling after unidentified hackers successfully carried out a massive cyber attack against its computer systems and published over 50GB of stolen documents and files online.

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Data breaches at UK law firms are on the rise, research reveals

British legal professionals have seen a “significant surge” in data breaches, according to new research from NetDocuments, a firm that provides a cloud-based content management platform for the legal sector.

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Data breaches at UK law firms are on the rise, research reveals

British legal professionals have seen a “significant surge” in data breaches, according to new research from NetDocuments, a firm that provides a cloud-based content management platform for the legal sector.

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Thailand cuts power and internet to areas of Myanmar to disrupt scam gangs

Well, this is a different approach to the scam problem…

The government of Thailand has cut the power supply to areas near its border with Myanmar that are known to host brutal scam compounds. These heavily-guarded fraud factories house armies of … Continue reading Thailand cuts power and internet to areas of Myanmar to disrupt scam gangs