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7 Russian cyber criminals sanctioned by US and UK

7 Russian cyber criminals sanctioned by US and UK

The US and the UK have sanctioned seven Russian men for their connection to a range of recent ransomware attacks.

Daniel Croft • Fri, 10 Feb 2023
Reddit struck by phishing attack, some employee information compromised

Reddit struck by phishing attack, some employee information compromised

Chat and news aggregation site Reddit has reported that it was the target of a successful phishing attack on 5 February

David Hollingworth • Fri, 10 Feb 2023
Dota 2 video game vulnerability allows remote code execution

Dota 2 video game vulnerability allows remote code execution

Researchers at Avast have uncovered a serious vulnerability in the video game Dota 2, whereby a set of custom game modes ...

David Hollingworth • Thu, 09 Feb 2023
New Graphiron malware targeting Ukrainian computers

New Graphiron malware targeting Ukrainian computers

Security researchers have uncovered a new malware tool in the repertoire of pro-Russian hacking group Nodaria.

David Hollingworth • Thu, 09 Feb 2023
Defeating pro-Russian hackers Killnet one IP address at a time

Defeating pro-Russian hackers Killnet one IP address at a time

Killnet is just one of a wave of pro-Russian hacktivist groups that have sprung up to support Russia’s illegal war in ...

David Hollingworth • Tue, 07 Feb 2023
New Ice Breaker threat actor targets gambling industry support lines

New Ice Breaker threat actor targets gambling industry support lines

Security researchers have spotted a new social engineering campaign targeting the online gambling industry, and aimed at ...

David Hollingworth • Thu, 02 Feb 2023
Ukrainian organisations getting hit by destructive new SwiftSlicer malware

Ukrainian organisations getting hit by destructive new SwiftSlicer malware

Researchers have observed a new form of malware afflicting organisations in Ukraine, as the country struggles toward 12 ...

David Hollingworth • Tue, 31 Jan 2023
Researchers link 2 hacking ‘personas’ to Iranian Cobalt Sapling group

Researchers link 2 hacking ‘personas’ to Iranian Cobalt Sapling group

The world of criminal hacking groups is a rather protean one, with groups constantly changing and merging

David Hollingworth • Mon, 30 Jan 2023
North Korean Lazarus Group definitely behind Horizon bridge crypto theft, FBI confirms

North Korean Lazarus Group definitely behind Horizon bridge crypto theft, FBI confirms

Last year, threat actors possibly connected to the authoritarian Democratic People’s Republic of Korea were thought to ...

David Hollingworth • Fri, 27 Jan 2023
AFP releases online cyber safety picture book for kids

AFP releases online cyber safety picture book for kids

Children continue to be a focus of cyber safety, with the Australian Federal Police being the latest organisation to ...

David Hollingworth • Wed, 25 Jan 2023
Online scammers targeting flood victims in Western Australia

Online scammers targeting flood victims in Western Australia

A Facebook scam is circulating in Western Australia, targeting victims of recent catastrophic floods in the state.

David Hollingworth • Tue, 24 Jan 2023
New Android malware straddles the line between banking Trojan and spyware

New Android malware straddles the line between banking Trojan and spyware

Security researchers have uncovered a disturbing new piece of Android banking malware with some very expanded ...

David Hollingworth • Tue, 24 Jan 2023
Chinese hackers may be taking advantage of a FortiOS vulnerability

Chinese hackers may be taking advantage of a FortiOS vulnerability

Security researchers have uncovered threat actors taking advantage of a reported zero-day vulnerability in Fortinet’s ...

David Hollingworth • Mon, 23 Jan 2023