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[web_stories title=”true” excerpt=”false” author=”false” date=”false” archive_link=”true” archive_link_label=”” circle_size=”150″ sharp_corners=”false” image_alignment=”left” number_of_columns=”1″ number_of_stories=”5″ order=”DESC” orderby=”post_title” view=”circles” /]An EU Commission proposal to address child sexual abuse material online would make everyone less safe, including children, writes Callum Vogue. Callum Vogue is a Senior Government Affairs and Advocacy Advisor at the Internet Society. Governments across Europe are seeking…

Threat actors have stolen 2 million Binance Coins (BNB), worth $566 million, from the popular Binance Bridge. Hackers have reportedly stolen $566 million worth of Binance Coins (BNB) from the Binance Bridge. It seems that threat actors were able to exploit an issue with the bridge, the attack took place at 2:30 PM EST today….

From cryptocurrency thefts to intrusions into telecom giants, state-backed attackers have had a field day in the first half of the year. WHETHER THE FIRST six months of 2022 felt endless or fleeting, or both, massive hacks, data breaches, digital scams, and ransomware attacks continued apace through the first half of this challenging year. With…

China-linked adversaries have been attributed to an ongoing onslaught against Indian power grid organizations, one year after a concerted campaign targeting critical infrastructure in the country came to light. Most of the intrusions involved a modular backdoor named ShadowPad, according to Recorded Future’s Insikt Group, a sophisticated remote access trojan which has been dubbed a “masterpiece of privately sold malware…

Hamas-linked Hackers Targeting High-Ranking Israelis Using ‘Catfish’ Lures || A threat actor with affiliations to the cyber warfare division of Hamas has been linked to an “elaborate campaign” targeting high-profile Israeli individuals employed in sensitive defense, law enforcement, and emergency services organizations. “The campaign operators use sophisticated social engineering techniques, ultimately aimed to deliver previously…

A state-backed North Korean hacking team, also known as the Lazarus Group, has been linked to another financially motivated campaign that uses a decentralized finance (DeFi) wallet Trojan application to spread a fully functional backdoor to compromised Windows systems. The app, equipped with features for saving and managing a cryptocurrency wallet, is also designed to…

The Roaming Mantis SMS phishing campaign is now targeting Android and iPhone users in Europe with malicious apps and phishing pages. Roaming Mantis surfaced in March 2018 when hacked routers in Japan were redirecting users to compromised websites. Roaming Mantis is a credential theft and malware campaign that takes advantage of smishing to distribute malicious…

Analysts have now discovered that attackers behind the Magniber ransomware, who have been exploiting IE-based vulnerabilities so far, are now targeting PCs via modern browsers such as Edge and Chrome. The Magniber ransomware is disguised as a legit update package for Edge or Chrome and comes as a signed .appx file. Installing this “update” will…

Russia-linked Nobelium APT group is using a new custom malware dubbed Ceeloader in attacks against organizations worldwide. Mandal researchers have identified two different groups of activity, which tracked the UNC3004 and unc2652, which were connected to the Nobelium APT Group (aka UNC2452) connected to Russia. | custom malware Nobelium APT (APT 29, Koji Bear, and…

According to a Reuters report, the government has successfully hacked hacking group REvil, the entity behind the ransomware linked to leaked Apple leaks, attacks on enterprise software vendors and more. Sources in the outlet reveal that the FBI, Secret Service, Cyber ​​Command and organizations in other countries have worked together this month to take the…

Interview Hacking an airport conjures mental images of Bruce Willis blockbusters, hijacked planes, and a moody hacker-in-a-hoodie wreaking havoc from some undisclosed location. But in reality, securing the network of one of the UK’s busiest airports is little less than Hollywood. Tony Johnson, head of security operations at Manchester Airport Group (MAG), told The Daily…