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Russian hackers target iOS and Android users with n-day exploits
Russia’s APT29 has been using compromised websites, lookalike domains and a hijacked web analytics service to target iOS and Android users with exploits for patched flaws and …
AI agents scale and speed up Chinese-linked attacks
A China-nexus espionage group used AI agents to attack more than 200 organizations in 11 days, CrowdStrike said last week. On Monday, Kaspersky published details of a separate …
Chinese hackers used VMware ESX zero-day; PHP2Shell and Fragnesia chained to root firewalls
China-nexus threat actors have exploited a VMware ESX zero-day to hide their tracks and chained PHP2Shell flaws with the “Fragnesia” Linux kernel bug to root …
Volt Typhoon targeted enterprise control planes via ever-changing “Silent Train” relay network
Volt Typhoon, a Chinese state-sponsored APT group that’s focused on cyberespionage and United States’ critical infrastructure, has been using a covert, constantly …
OpenAI engineer arrested for allegedly trying to eavesdrop on executive meetings
A recording device wrapped in toilet paper and plugged into the back of a television in an executive conference room at OpenAI’s San Francisco office has led to the arrest of …
FBI disrupts Flax Typhoon hacking tools used in global cyberattacks
The FBI seized seven domains used to operate Microscan and FishHub, two hacking tools linked to Chinese state-sponsored hackers known as Flax Typhoon that were used to target …
Chinese spies impersonate White House, Anthropic figures to phish AI policy experts
A China-aligned espionage group has been posing as a former White House official and a prominent economist to get into the cloud accounts of AI policy experts in the US, …
North Korea’s job interview scam runs both ways
Attackers are targeting members of the Rust Project and maintainers of widely used crates (Rust code libraries), dangling attractive opportunities to compromise their devices …
Iranian hackers use CHOSEN BRICK data-stealing malware to spy on dissidents and journalists
Iranian state cyber actors are deploying malware called CHOSEN BRICK against individuals they see as a threat to the regime, reaching victims through social messaging apps and …
North Korean remote workers are broadening their job hunt beyond IT
North Korean (DPRK) remote workers are expanding their job searches beyond IT, according to Huntress. Recent investigations have identified suspected DPRK workers employed in …
FBI takes down China-linked hacking network behind attacks on NASA, DOJ and U.S. Senate
The Justice Department and FBI have seized domains tied to two hacking tools built and run by a Chinese state-sponsored group, cutting off access to malware that had been used …
US charges 17 Iranian hackers over 31-terabyte academic data theft
The U.S. has charged 17 alleged members of Mabna Institute, an Iranian hacking-for-hire company accused of running a years-long campaign that stole data from American …
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