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Hacker working on computer showing DDoS Attack on X

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Pro-Palestine “Hacktivist” Group Takes Credit for DDoS Attack on X

March 13, 2025

A hacktivist group posted evidence of its involvement in the X attack in the form of screenshots on a Telegram channel. It has previously used DDoS attacks to target an assortment of organizations with a strong focus on the US, UAE, Israel and Ukraine.

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Nearly 12,000 Live API Keys for AWS, MailChimp, and WalkScore Found in AI Training Dataset

March 12, 2025

Nearly 12,000 live API keys were found in an AI training dataset used by various models such as OpenAI and DeepSeek, exposing services like AWS, MailChimp, and Slack to exploitation.

Bug on motherboard showing vulnerability disclosure program for federal contractors

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New Vulnerability Disclosure Program for Federal Contractors Passes House

March 10, 2025

A bill establishing a new vulnerability disclosure program for federal contractors has passed the House, and will now move on to the Senate to be reviewed by the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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Have I Been Pwned? Adds Over 200 Million Stolen Passwords Harvested via Infostealer Malware

March 7, 2025

Have I Been Pwned? (HIPB) has added 244 million freshly stolen passwords compromised via infostealer malware to an already existing list of 199 million, impacting 284 million unique user accounts.

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US Halts Cyber Operations Against Russia After Ukraine Flap

March 7, 2025

The United States government has formally put a pause on offensive cyber operations against Russia … The order was issued by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as part of new guidance provided to the US Cyber Command sometime in February.

Alert on screen showing ransomware attack by cyber gang

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Media Giant Lee Enterprises Confirms Ransomware Attack, Qilin Takes Responsibility

March 7, 2025

American media giant Lee Enterprise has confirmed that the February cyber incident that disrupted operations including newspaper circulation was a ransomware attack by Qilin cyber gang.

Keyboard in dark room showing Chinese hackers breach intelligence service

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Belgium Investigating Possible Long-Term Breach of State Intelligence Service by Chinese Hackers

March 6, 2025

The Chinese hackers were able to dwell for at least several months in 2023 and captured about 5% to 10% of all of the emails sent by the Belgian State Intelligence Service during that time.

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Background Screening Service DISA Suffers Data Breach Impacting over 3.3 Million Employees

March 4, 2025

A massive data breach has struck the American background screening and drug and alcohol testing service DISA Global Solutions impacting over 3.3 million people.

Red open padlock showing password spraying attacks on Microsoft 365 accounts

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Microsoft 365 Accounts Being Hit With Hard-to-Detect Wave of Password-spraying Attacks

March 4, 2025

The Chinese hackers are able to run a massive but stealthy campaign of password-spraying attacks while evading logs, targeting Microsoft 365 accounts that require only basic authentication and do not have MFA enabled.

Hands typing on keyboard showing ransomware gang leaked chat logs

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Insider Leaks Black Basta Ransomware Gang’s Chat Logs Containing Various Details

March 3, 2025

A disgruntled Black Basta ransomware gang member has leaked extensive chat logs containing various details, including phishing templates and cryptocurrency addresses.

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Pro-Palestine “Hacktivist” Group Takes Credit for DDoS Attack on X

Nearly 12,000 Live API Keys for AWS, MailChimp, and WalkScore Found in AI Training Dataset

New Vulnerability Disclosure Program for Federal Contractors Passes House

Have I Been Pwned? Adds Over 200 Million Stolen Passwords Harvested via Infostealer Malware

US Halts Cyber Operations Against Russia After Ukraine Flap

Media Giant Lee Enterprises Confirms Ransomware Attack, Qilin Takes Responsibility

Belgium Investigating Possible Long-Term Breach of State Intelligence Service by Chinese Hackers

Background Screening Service DISA Suffers Data Breach Impacting over 3.3 Million Employees

Microsoft 365 Accounts Being Hit With Hard-to-Detect Wave of Password-spraying Attacks

Insider Leaks Black Basta Ransomware Gang’s Chat Logs Containing Various Details

Meta AI Model Joins Hacking Party With Exploit of Third Party Security Vulnerability

AI Agents Turn to Hacking and Deception in AISI Security Tests

Self-Propagating Malware ChainDrop Hits Over 400 NPM Packages in Massive Supply Chain Attack

Russian Hackers Exploit Hotel Wi-Fi Networks to Compromise Microsoft 365 Accounts