Report: Chinese hackers used telecom access to go after phones of Trump, Vance

U.S. authorities said they are investigating “unauthorized access to telecommunications infrastructure” by hackers linked to China.

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Pennsylvania officials rebut false voter fraud claims from home and abroad

A video of someone ripping up supposed Trump votes in Bucks County is fake and likely originated from Russia, while Trump supporters in the state falsely accused a group of nuns of mass voter fraud. 

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Researchers out new Qilin ransomware-as-a-service variant

The Qilin ransomware operation first emerged in July 2022 after rebranding a previous variant known as Agenda and rewriting the malware in Rust.

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US officials warn foreign disinformation from Russia may flood post-election period

The IC said Moscow-directed actors and other countries could threaten election officials with violence to disrupt vote counting and certification.

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SEC hits four companies with fines for misleading disclosures around SolarWinds hack

Unisys, Avaya, Check Point and Mimecast will pay fines to settle charges that they downplayed in SEC filings the extent of the compromise.

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Microsoft: Ransomware Attacks Growing More Dangerous, Complex

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Alleged Anonymous Sudan leaders charged, prolific gang’s tool disabled

A criminal complaint says the group jeopardized lives via DDoS attack, with 35,000 attacks since the beginning of 2023.

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Agencies warn about Russian government hackers going after unpatched vulnerabilities

The SVR is conducting its targeting both specifically and broadly, the U.S. and U.K. cyber agencies said.

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OpenAI says it has disrupted 20-plus foreign influence networks in past year

Threat actors were observed using ChatGPT and other tools to scope out attack surfaces, debug malware and create spearphishing content.

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