Tag: international
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‘OpenAI’ Job Scam Targeted International Workers Through Telegram
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in SecurityNewsAn alleged job scam, led by “Aiden” from “OpenAI,” recruited workers in Bangladesh for months before disappearing overnight, according to FTC complaints obtained by WIRED. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/openai-job-scam/
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Apple Removes Advanced Data Protection (ADP) for UK Users
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in SecurityNewsApple has discontinued its Advanced Data Protection (ADP) feature for UK users following a legal demand from the British government to access encrypted user data. The move marks a pivotal moment in the ongoing global debate over privacy rights and national security, with critics warning of far-reaching implications for consumer security and international tech policy.…
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SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 34
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in SecurityNewsSecurity Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape. You’ve Got Malware: FINALDRAFT Hides in Your Drafts Telegram Abused as C2 Channel for New Golang Backdoor Infostealing Malware Infections in the U.S. Military & Defense Sector: A Cybersecurity Disaster in the Making Analyzing ELF/Sshdinjector.A!tr with…
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 512 by Pierluigi Paganini INTERNATIONAL EDITION
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in SecurityNewsA new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Lazarus APT stole $1.5B from Bybit, it is the largest cryptocurrency heist ever Apple removes iCloud encryption in…
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Elon Musk calls for International Space Station to be deorbited by 2027
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Tags: internationalPlus: ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen not happy with SpaceX chief for ‘lie’ about ‘abandoned’ Starliner crew First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/02/21/elon_musk_iss_mogensen_insult/
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UK police forces ‘supercharging racism’ with predictive policing
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in SecurityNewsAmnesty International says predictive policing systems are ‘supercharging racism’ in the UK by taking historically biased data to further target poor and racialised communities First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366619519/UK-police-forces-supercharging-racism-with-predictive-policing
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How to evaluate and mitigate risks to the global supply chain
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Tags: access, business, ceo, ciso, communications, compliance, control, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, framework, governance, government, intelligence, international, ISO-27001, kaspersky, microsoft, mitigation, monitoring, office, resilience, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, russia, service, soc, software, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, update, vulnerabilityMaintain a diversified supply chain: Organizations that source from international technology suppliers need to ensure they are not overly reliant on a single vendor, single region or even a single technology. Maintaining a diversified supply chain can mitigate costly disruptions from a cyberattack or vulnerability involving a key supplier, or from disruptions tied to regulatory…
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SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 33
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Tags: breach, credit-card, cyber, data, data-breach, google, india, international, malware, mobile, north-korea, usaSecurity Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape. Mobile Indian Cyber Heist: FatBoyPanel And His Massive Data Breach Google Tag Manager Skimmer Steals Credit Card Info From Magento Site From South America to Southeast Asia: The Fragile Web of REF7707 Analyzing DEEP#DRIVE: North Korean…
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 511 by Pierluigi Paganini INTERNATIONAL EDITION
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in SecurityNewsA new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. U.S. CISA adds Apple iOS and iPadOS and Mitel SIP Phones flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog…
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Why Private Equity Is Now Kicking the Tires on Trend Micro
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in SecurityNewsSluggish Sales Growth and Lower Relevance in Endpoint Could Make Trend Attractive Endpoint security vendors are changing up their ownership or business models as Microsoft and CrowdStrike increasingly blot out the sun in this rapidly consolidating market. Reuters said that Advent International, Bain Capital, EQT AB and KKR have expressed interest in taking Trend Micro…
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North Korean IT Workers Penetrate Global Firms to Install System Backdoors
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in SecurityNewsIn a concerning escalation of cyber threats, North Korean IT operatives have infiltrated global companies, posing as remote workers to introduce system backdoors and exfiltrate sensitive data. These activities, which generate critical revenue for the heavily sanctioned regime, also pose significant risks to corporate security and international stability. Fraudulent Hiring North Korea has capitalized on…
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Razzia gegen Telefonbetrüger
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in SecurityNewsÜber Callcenter haben Kriminelle einen Schaden in zweistelliger Millionenhöhe angerichtet.Der Polizei ist ein Schlag gegen eine international agierende Bande von Telefonbetrügern gelungen. Nach Durchsuchungen in mehreren Bundesländern sei in Hagen in Nordrhein-Westfalen eine 50 Jahre alte Griechin festgenommen worden, die als einer der führenden Köpfe der Bande gilt. Das teilten das Cybercrime-Zentrum Karlsruhe sowie weitere…
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Dutch police say they took down 127 servers used by sanctioned hosting service
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in SecurityNewsPolice in the Netherlands say they seized 127 servers this week that were used by Zservers, a bulletproof hosting service that was the subject of international sanctions issued Tuesday. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/dutch-police-take-down-127-servers-sanctioned-host
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Russian hacking group targets critical infrastructure in the US, the UK, and Canada
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Tags: access, attack, blizzard, computer, control, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, espionage, exploit, fortinet, group, hacker, hacking, infrastructure, intelligence, international, microsoft, military, network, ransomware, russia, software, strategy, supply-chain, threat, tool, ukraine, update, vulnerability, zero-trustWeaponizing IT software against global enterprises: Since early 2024, the hackers have exploited vulnerabilities in widely used IT management tools, including ConnectWise ScreenConnect (CVE-2024-1709) and Fortinet FortiClient EMS (CVE-2023-48788). By compromising these critical enterprise systems, the group has gained undetected access to networks, Microsoft warned.”Seashell Blizzard’s specialized operations have ranged from espionage to information operations…
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Authorities Seize 8Base Ransomware Infrastructure, Arrest Four Russians
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in SecurityNewsWith “Operation Phobos Aetor,” international law enforcement, including the US DOJ and Europol, arrest four Russian nationals and seize infrastructure connected to the 8Bbase ransomware group, the largest affiliate of the prolific Phobos RaaS operation. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/02/authorities-seize-8base-ransomware-infrastructure-arrest-four-russians/
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Thai Police Bust 4 Suspected 8Base Ransomware Group Members
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in SecurityNewsDetained Russians Accused of Phobos Ransomware Attacks Against 1,000 Organizations. Thai police have arrested four suspected members of the 8Base ransomware-wielding gang, which authorities say has extorted $16 million in ransom payments through attacks against mostly smaller players. The four men were taken into custody in a coordinated, international law enforcement operation. First seen on…
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World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2025: Takeaways, reflections, and learnings for the future
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Tags: attack, best-practice, ceo, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, finance, fortinet, group, intelligence, international, law, lessons-learned, mitigation, open-source, organized, risk, strategy, tactics, technology, threatIncreasingly sophisticated threat actors in the evolving cybersecurity landscape In a world where cybercriminals often operate with a level of efficiency mirroring that of Fortune 500 companies, it is essential that we look to ways we can better collaborate to counter them. Unfortunately, there is still a lot of room for improvement; in 2023, 87%…
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Operation Phobos Aetor: Police dismantled 8Base ransomware gang
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in SecurityNewsAuthorities dismantled the 8Base ransomware gang, shutting down its dark web data leak and negotiation sites. An international law enforcement operation, codenamed Operation Phobos Aetor, dismantled the 8Base ransomware gang. The police took down the dark web data leak and negotiation sites. The police has yet to disclose the names of the suspects. Authorities replaced…
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Hunters International Analyse – Anatomie eines Ransomware-Angriffs
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/analyse-ransomware-gruppe-hunters-international-a-d542978dca1fe4ed243699fd1c17e7eb/
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8Base Ransomware Data Leak Sites Seized in International Law Enforcement Operation
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in SecurityNewsSource: The NationA coordinated law enforcement operation has taken down the dark web data leak and negotiation sites associated with the 8Base ransomware gang.Visitors to the data leak site are now greeted with a seizure banner that says: “This hidden site and the criminal content have been seized by the Bavarian State Criminal Police Office…
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4 Arrested as Police Dismantle 8Base Ransomware, Seize Dark Web Sites
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in SecurityNewsIn a coordinated international security operation, authorities have seized four dark web sites linked to the 8Base ransomware group and arrested four suspects. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/police-dismantle-8base-ransomware-seize-dark-web-sites/
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CISOs: Stop trying to do the lawyer’s job
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Tags: breach, business, ciso, compliance, cybersecurity, data, email, finance, group, guide, incident response, international, jobs, law, privacy, RedTeam, risk, risk-management, security-incident, service, skills, strategy, technology, training, updateThere’s a joke that’s been floating around boardrooms for years: “What’s the difference between lawyers and engineers? Lawyers don’t think they’re engineers.”This light-hearted jab highlights a fundamental difference between the two professions. Engineers, and by extension CISOs, focus on building and fixing things, learning a wide array of skills, sometimes sticking their hands into technologies…
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SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 32
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in SecurityNewsSecurity Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape. Malicious packages deepseeek and deepseekai published in Python Package Index Coyote Banking Trojan: A Stealthy Attack via LNK Files The Mac Malware of 2024 Take My Money: OCR Crypto Wallet Thieves on Google Play and App…
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 510 by Pierluigi Paganini INTERNATIONAL EDITION
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in SecurityNewsA new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. PlayStation Network outage has been going on for over 24 hours Kimsuky APT group used custom RDP Wrapper…
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Breach Roundup: Sweden Clears Ship in Baltic Cable Damage
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in SecurityNewsAlso: Researchers Bypass GitHub Copilot’s Protections, Deloitte Pays $5M for Breach. This week: Sweden clears ship in Baltic cable damage, researchers find ways to bypass GitHub Copilot’s protections, Netgear patches router flaws, undetectable Mac backdoor raises alarms, cyberattacks target aviation, Spain nabs international hacker, and Deloitte pays $5M for RIBridges breach. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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Police arrest teenager suspected of hacking NATO and numerous Spanish institutions
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in SecurityNewsSpain’s National Police, in a joint operation with the Civil Guard, has arrested an 18-year-old suspected of being the hacker going by aliases including “Natohub,” and known for hacking the computer services of private companies and Spanish institutions such as the Civil Guard, the Ministry of Defense, the National Mint, and the Ministry of Education,…
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Authorities Arrested Hacker Who Compromised 40+ Organizations
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in SecurityNewsSpanish authorities have arrested a hacker believed to be responsible for cyberattacks targeting over 40 public and private organizations globally. The suspect, apprehended on Tuesday in Calpe (Alicante), allegedly compromised sensitive data and disrupted critical services, including government agencies, international institutions, and private corporations. The operation was a collaborative effort between the PolicÃa Nacional and…
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Suspected NATO, UN, US Army hacker arrested in Spain
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in SecurityNewsThe Spanish National Police has arrested a hacker suspected of having breached national and international agencies (including the United Nation’s International Civil Aviation … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/02/06/suspected-nato-un-us-army-hacker-arrested-in-spain/
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Spanish police arrest hacker accused of attacks on NATO, US Army
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in SecurityNewsOfficials accused the hacker of breaching systems used by the United Nations, the International Civil Aviation Organization, NATO and the U.S. Army, as well as several government bodies in Spain. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/spanish-police-hacker-army-nato
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CISA, international agencies offer guidance on edge threats
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/cisa-international-agencies-offers-guidance-on-edge-threats