On February 1, a hacking organization attacked Albania's Institute of Statistics (INSTAT) with a wiper virus that deleted data on six computers and spread to 40. On Tuesday, the National Authority …
South Korea Says Presumed North Korean Hackers Breached Personal Emails of Presidential Staffer
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's 0ffice announced on Wednesday that hackers infiltrated the personal email of a staff member just before Yoon traveled to Europe last November. Yoon's office …
Microsoft Catches APTs Using ChatGPT for Vuln Research, Malware Scripting
Microsoft's threat intelligence team recently partnered with OpenAI to produce a report on threat actors using LLMs to streamline vulnerability research, targeting, and malware development. The …
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Albanian Authorities Accuse Iranian-Backed Hackers of Cyberattack on Institute of Statistics
Albania's cybersecurity authorities have accused a hacker group allegedly sponsored by the Iranian government, named "Homeland Justice," of conducting a sophisticated cyberattack on the country's …
Windows Zero-Day Exploited in Attacks on Financial Market Traders
Trend Micro revealed that the zero-day vulnerability CVE-2024-21412, fixed by Microsoft in its recent Patch Tuesday updates, has been exploited by threat groups Water Hydra and DarkCasino to target …
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KeyTrap DNS Attack Could Disable Large Parts of Internet: Researchers
A team of researchers has uncovered a new DNS-related vulnerability dubbed KeyTrap (CVE-2023-50387), which they claim could potentially disable large portions of the internet. This critical flaw …
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Zoom Patches Critical Vulnerability in Windows Applications
Zoom announced patches for seven vulnerabilities in its desktop and mobile applications, including a critical-severity bug in Windows software. The critical issue (CVE-2024-24691) could allow an …
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UN Digging Into DPRK Crypto Cyberattacks Totaling $3B
The United Nations is going to announce an investigation into North Korean sponsored cyberattacks against cryptocurrency companies. The attacks potentially brought in $3 billion to fund the country's …
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Ongoing Azure Compromises Target Senior Execs, Microsoft 365 Apps
An ongoing campaign targeting Microsoft Azure corporate clouds has already compromised dozens of environments and hundreds of individuals. The activity involves data exfiltration, financial fraud, and …
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China’s Dogged Campaign to Portray Itself as Victim of US Hacking
China's government has been attempting to show the US as indulging in the same cyber activities it has been accused of carrying out over the past several years. Its efforts have been ongoing for two …
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