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LinuxSecurity - Security Articles

Black Hat USA 2022 & DEF CON 30: Highlights, Key Findings & Notable Trends

Last week, hackers, researchers, cybersecurity companies, and government officials descended on Las Vegas for Black Hat and DEFCON, lovingly referred to by man…

The Hacker News - Cybersecurity News and Analysis
The Hacker News - Cybersecurity News and Analysis

Pegasus Spyware Used to Hack Devices of Pro-Democracy Activists in Thailand

Thai activists involved in the country's pro-democracy protests have had their smartphones infected with NSO Group's infamous Pegasus government-sponsored spyw…

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The Hacker News

Hackers Try to Target European Officials to Get Info on Ukrainian Refugees, Supplies

Details of a new nation-state sponsored phishing campaign have been uncovered setting its sights on European governmental entities in what's seen as an attempt…

The Hacker News
The Hacker News

Hackers Try to Hack European Officials to Get Info on Ukrainian Refugees, Supplies

Details of a new nation-state sponsored phishing campaign has been uncovered setting its sights on European governmental entities in what's seen as an attempt …

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The Hacker News Breaches & leaks

Iranian Hackers Using New Spying Malware That Abuses Telegram Messenger API

An Iranian geopolitical nexus threat actor has been uncovered deploying two new targeted malware that come with "simple" backdoor functionalities as part of an…

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Putin Warns Russian Critical Infrastructure to Brace for Potential Cyber Attacks

The Russian government on Thursday warned of cyber attacks aimed at domestic critical infrastructure operators, as the country's full-blown invasion of Ukraine…

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The Hacker News Breaches & leaks

Chinese Hackers Target Taiwan's Financial Trading Sector with Supply Chain Attack

An advanced persistent threat (APT) group operating with objectives aligned with the Chinese government has been linked to an organized supply chain attack on …

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The Hacker News Breaches & leaks

Iranian Hackers Targeting VMware Horizon Log4j Flaws to Deploy Ransomware

A "potentially destructive actor" aligned with the government of Iran is actively exploiting the well-knownLog4j vulnerabilityto infect unpatched VMware Horizo…

VMware

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The Hacker News

Moses Staff Hackers Targeting Israeli Organizations for Cyber Espionage

The politically motivated Moses Staff hacker group has been observed using a custom multi-component toolset with the goal of carrying out espionage against its…

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The Hacker News Breaches & leaks

CISA, FBI, NSA Issue Advisory on Severe Increase in Ransomware Attacks

Image Source: TechPrivacyCybersecurity authorities from Australia, the U.K., and the U.S. have published a joint advisory warning of an increase in sophisticat…

LinuxSecurity - Security Articles
LinuxSecurity - Security Articles

OpenSSF Announces The Alpha-Omega Project to Improve Software Supply Chain Security for 10,000 OSS Projec

Following a meeting with government and industry leaders at the White House, OpenSSF is excited to announce the Alpha-Omega Project to improve the security pos…

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The Hacker News

Researchers Uncover New Iranian Hacking Campaign Targeting Turkish Users

Details have emerged about a previously undocumented malware campaign undertaken by the Iranian MuddyWater advanced persistent threat (APT) group targeting Tur…

Windows

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BADNEWS! Patchwork APT Hackers Score Own Goal in Recent Malware Attacks

Threat hunters have shed light on the tactics, techniques, and procedures embraced by an Indian-origin hacking group called Patchwork as part of a renewed camp…

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The Hacker News

Tropic Trooper Cyber Espionage Hackers Targeting Transportation Sector

The transportation industry and government agencies related to the sector are the victims of an ongoing campaign since July 2020 by a sophisticated and well-eq…

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The Hacker News

New PseudoManuscrypt Malware Infected Over 35,000 Computers in 2021

Industrial and government organizations, including enterprises in the military-industrial complex and research laboratories, are the targets of a new malware b…

Windows

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The Hacker News

Hackers Targeting Myanmar Use Domain Fronting to Hide Malicious Activities

A malicious campaign has been found leveraging a technique called domain fronting to hide command-and-control traffic by leveraging a legitimate domain owned b…

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Latest Hacking News Breaches & leaks

Phishing Attack Triggers Electronic Warfare Associates Data Breach

The US government defense contractor and a technology firm Electronic Warfare Associates (EWA), has recently…Phishing Attack Triggers Electronic Warfare Associ…

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The Hacker News Breaches & leaks

U.S. Offers $10 Million Reward for Information on DarkSide Ransomware Group

The U.S. government on Thursday announced a $10 million reward for information that may lead to the identification or location of key individuals who hold lead…

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The Hacker News Breaches & leaks

Feds Reportedly Hacked REvil Ransomware Group and Forced it Offline

The Russian-led REvil ransomware gang was felled by an active multi-country law enforcement operation that resulted in its infrastructure being hacked andÂtake…

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The Hacker News Breaches & leaks

US Sanctions Cryptocurrency Exchange SUEX for Aiding Ransomware Gangs

The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday imposed sanctions on Russian cryptocurrency exchange Suex for helping facilitate and launder transactions from at least…

LinuxSecurity - Security Articles
LinuxSecurity - Security Articles

Google: Here's how our $10bn investment will boost US cybersecuri

Google has outlined its efforts to shape the US government's zero-trust initiative based on President Biden's Executive Order on cybersecurity. "Its contributi…

Linux

LinuxSecurity - Security Articles
LinuxSecurity - Security Articles

Linux Foundation's InterUSS Adopted by Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation to Meet European U-Space Requirements for Unmanned Aircra

The Linux Foundation's InterUSS network remote identification service (NET-RID), built in partnership with AirMap, the Swiss Federal Office Civil Aviation, Swi…

Linux

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LinuxSecurity - Security Articles

Ubuntu Linux gets certified for secure and regulated workloa

Canonical has announced that Ubuntu is set to drive high security and regulated workloads thanks to gaining a new FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standard…

Linux

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The Hacker News

A Wide Range of Cyber Attacks Leveraging Prometheus TDS Malware Service

Multiple cybercriminal groups are leveraging a malware-as-a-service (MaaS) solution to carry out a wide range of malicious software distribution campaigns that…