The Russian hackers call themselves "Killnet" and first made the news in April with declarations of intent to conduct cyber attacks on critical infrastructure in other countries. The group has been linked to prior DDoS campaigns.
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Scott Ikeda is a technology futurist and writer for more than 15 years. He travels extensively throughout Asia and writes about the impact of technology on the communities he visits. Over the last 5 years, Scott has grown increasingly focused on the future landscape of big data, surveillance, cybersecurity and the right to privacy.
Blockchain bridge was hit for about $100 million in crypto hack as attackers potentially exploited a signature vulnerability that security researchers had been warning about on Twitter for months.
The country’s leading ride hailing app is reportedly close to coming in line with the new data compliance requirements. Didi had about 377 million active users prior to its delisting from China app stores.
Conti is able to breeze through ransomware attacks in as little as three days thanks to a polished setup that has been years in the making: custom ransomware and tools, a disciplined working schedule and a business-like structure.
The study draws on a sample of over 1,000 C-Suite and board members and analyzed their personal devices and home network security and privacy. 87% of executive devices have no security measures at all installed.
Security researchers with Lookout Threat Lab did not specify who the specific surveillance targets of the Android spyware were, but raised concerns based on the government response to protests in Kazakhstan.
Exploitable features are the favored means by which to penetrate OT devices, and the current research finds that they continue to be an issue in industrial control systems.
International law enforcement has taken down illicit proxy service RSOCKS, a Russian botnet that has been active since at least 2014 and compromised millions of devices.
The Iran-backed campaign targets prominent Israelis and uses spear phishing to gain access to emails, leveraging the account takeover to hijack existing conversations.
The Chinese hackers are distributing backdoored Web3 wallets, primarily targeting searches for Coinbase Wallet, imToken, MetaMask and Token Pocket, and are focused on both iOS and Android users.
