Tag: hacking
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Hackers Exploit Websites to Inject Malicious Links for SEO Manipulation
A surge in online casino spam is reshaping the dark corners of the internet, with threat actors increasingly hacking websites to embed malicious SEO-boosting links. This evolving tactic aims to promote online gambling sites by hijacking the authority of legitimate websites putting site owners and unsuspecting users alike at risk. Historically, blackhat SEO spam campaigns…
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Hackers Exploit Websites to Inject Malicious Links for SEO Manipulation
A surge in online casino spam is reshaping the dark corners of the internet, with threat actors increasingly hacking websites to embed malicious SEO-boosting links. This evolving tactic aims to promote online gambling sites by hijacking the authority of legitimate websites putting site owners and unsuspecting users alike at risk. Historically, blackhat SEO spam campaigns…
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Data Leak Exposes Chinese State-Sponsored Cyber Arsenal and Target Database
Tags: breach, china, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, government, hacking, international, leak, theft, toolIn early November 2025, a massive data breach at Knownsec, a prominent Chinese cybersecurity firm with government ties, sent shockwaves through the international security community. The incident, reported on November 2, resulted in the theft of over 12,000 classified documents exposing sophisticated state-sponsored cyber weapons, internal hacking tools, and a comprehensive global target list spanning…
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Data Leak Exposes Chinese State-Sponsored Cyber Arsenal and Target Database
Tags: breach, china, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, government, hacking, international, leak, theft, toolIn early November 2025, a massive data breach at Knownsec, a prominent Chinese cybersecurity firm with government ties, sent shockwaves through the international security community. The incident, reported on November 2, resulted in the theft of over 12,000 classified documents exposing sophisticated state-sponsored cyber weapons, internal hacking tools, and a comprehensive global target list spanning…
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Data Leak Exposes Chinese State-Sponsored Cyber Arsenal and Target Database
Tags: breach, china, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, government, hacking, international, leak, theft, toolIn early November 2025, a massive data breach at Knownsec, a prominent Chinese cybersecurity firm with government ties, sent shockwaves through the international security community. The incident, reported on November 2, resulted in the theft of over 12,000 classified documents exposing sophisticated state-sponsored cyber weapons, internal hacking tools, and a comprehensive global target list spanning…
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Washington Post confirms data breach linked to Oracle hacks
The Washington Post is the latest victim of a hacking campaign by the notorious Clop ransomware gang, which relied on vulnerabilities in Oracle software used by many corporations. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/11/07/washington-post-confirms-data-breach-linked-to-oracle-hacks/
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Russian Hacking Group Sandworm Deploys New Wiper Malware in Ukraine
Sandworm deployed data wipers against Ukrainian governmental entities and companies in the energy, logistics and grain sectors First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/russian-sandworm-new-wiper-ukraine/
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>>Pay up or we share the tapes<<: Hackers target massage parlour clients in blackmail scheme
South Korean police have uncovered a hacking operation that stole sensitive data from massage parlours and blackmailed their male clientele. First seen on bitdefender.com Jump to article: www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/pay-up-or-we-share-the-tapes-hackers-target-massage-parlour-clients-in-blackmail-scheme
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Russia’s Destructive Wiper Attacks on Ukraine Rise Again
Nation-State Teams Tied to Grain Sector Targeting, Plus More Joined-Up Operations. Russia’s nation-state hacking groups have returned to pummeling Ukrainian targets with destructive, wiper malware, including in apparent attempts to disrupt its economically valuable grain sector, alongside the repeat targeting of allied European nations, researchers report. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/russias-destructive-wiper-attacks-on-ukraine-rise-again-a-29945
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Russia’s Sandworm hackers deploying wipers against Ukraine’s grain industry
The Russian state-backed hacking unit Sandworm has been targeting Ukraine’s grain industry with wiper malware amid Moscow’s ongoing efforts to undermine Kyiv’s wartime economy. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/russia-sandworm-grain-wipers
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Smashing Security podcast #442: The hack that messed with time, and rogue ransom where negotiators
Time itself comes under attack as a state-backed hacking gang spends two years tunnelling toward a nation’s master clock, with chaos potentially only a tick away. First seen on grahamcluley.com Jump to article: grahamcluley.com/smashing-security-podcast-442/
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Russia’s Sandworm hackers deploying wipers against Ukraine’s grain industry
The Russian state-backed hacking unit Sandworm has been targeting Ukraine’s grain industry with wiper malware amid Moscow’s ongoing efforts to undermine Kyiv’s wartime economy. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/russia-sandworm-grain-wipers
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Smashing Security podcast #442: The hack that messed with time, and rogue ransom where negotiators
Time itself comes under attack as a state-backed hacking gang spends two years tunnelling toward a nation’s master clock, with chaos potentially only a tick away. First seen on grahamcluley.com Jump to article: grahamcluley.com/smashing-security-podcast-442/
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Russia’s Sandworm hackers deploying wipers against Ukraine’s grain industry
The Russian state-backed hacking unit Sandworm has been targeting Ukraine’s grain industry with wiper malware amid Moscow’s ongoing efforts to undermine Kyiv’s wartime economy. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/russia-sandworm-grain-wipers
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Russia-linked hackers intensify attacks as global APT activity shifts
State-aligned hacking groups have spent the past six months ramping up espionage, sabotage, and cybercrime campaigns across multiple regions, according to ESET’s APT Activity … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/11/06/global-apt-activity-report-2025/
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Russia-linked hackers intensify attacks as global APT activity shifts
State-aligned hacking groups have spent the past six months ramping up espionage, sabotage, and cybercrime campaigns across multiple regions, according to ESET’s APT Activity … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/11/06/global-apt-activity-report-2025/
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Bugcrowd brings Mayhem AI to bear on ethical hacking community
Bugcrowd acquires scaleup Mayhem Security to enhance the ingenuity of its human hackers with AI-backed software testing capabilities First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366634010/Bugcrowd-brings-Mayhem-AI-to-bear-on-ethical-hacking-community
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Lawsuits, Investigations Piling Up in Conduent Hack
Largest Breach of 2025 Hits 10.5M People, Multiple Insurers, State Agencies. Proposed federal class action litigation and various investigations are piling up against Conduent Business Solutions following its recent public disclosure that an October 2024 hacking incident potentially compromised personal and health information of more than 10.5 million people. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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U.S. Prosecutors Indict Cybersecurity Insiders Accused of BlackCat Ransomware Attacks
Federal prosecutors in the U.S. have accused a trio of allegedly hacking the networks of five U.S. companies with BlackCat (aka ALPHV) ransomware between May and November 2023 and extorting them.Ryan Clifford Goldberg, Kevin Tyler Martin, and an unnamed coconspirator (aka “Co-Conspirator 1”) based in Florida, all U.S. nationals, are said to have used the…
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U.S. Prosecutors Indict Cybersecurity Insiders Accused of BlackCat Ransomware Attacks
Federal prosecutors in the U.S. have accused a trio of allegedly hacking the networks of five U.S. companies with BlackCat (aka ALPHV) ransomware between May and November 2023 and extorting them.Ryan Clifford Goldberg, Kevin Tyler Martin, and an unnamed coconspirator (aka “Co-Conspirator 1”) based in Florida, all U.S. nationals, are said to have used the…
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NSFOCUS in SAS 2025: Unveiling Secrets Behind Large-Scale DDoS Attacks on AI Platform and Social Media
SANTA CLARA, Calif., November 4, 2025 The 18th Global Security Analyst Summit (SAS) concluded successfully in Khao Lak, Thailand. Focused on the complexity of APT attacks, the summit exposed the latest attack activities from Hacking Team and disclosed multiple major security risk incidents. It gathered top global cybersecurity experts, academic elites, and law enforcement representatives to…The…
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NSFOCUS in SAS 2025: Unveiling Secrets Behind Large-Scale DDoS Attacks on AI Platform and Social Media
SANTA CLARA, Calif., November 4, 2025 The 18th Global Security Analyst Summit (SAS) concluded successfully in Khao Lak, Thailand. Focused on the complexity of APT attacks, the summit exposed the latest attack activities from Hacking Team and disclosed multiple major security risk incidents. It gathered top global cybersecurity experts, academic elites, and law enforcement representatives to…The…
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How an ex-L3Harris Trenchant boss stole and sold cyber exploits to Russia
Peter Williams sold eight exploits to a Russian zero-day broker by smuggling them from his employer’s highly secured air-gapped network. A court document, plus exclusive reporting by TechCrunch and interviews with former Trenchant staff, explains how Williams pulled off the heist of hacking tools. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/11/03/how-an-ex-l3-harris-trenchant-boss-stole-and-sold-cyber-exploits-to-russia/
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How an ex-L3 Harris Trenchant boss stole and sold cyber exploits to Russia
Peter Williams sold eight exploits to a Russian zero-day broker by smuggling them from his employer’s highly secured air-gapped network. A court document, plus exclusive reporting by TechCrunch and interviews with former Trenchant staff, explains how Williams pulled off the heist of hacking tools. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/11/03/how-an-ex-l3-harris-trenchant-boss-stole-and-sold-cyber-exploits-to-russia/