The attacks targeting Europe were analyzed by Ukraine’s CERT-UA and the cybersecurity company Zscaler.
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Russian Sandworm Hackers Blamed for Cyberattack on Polish Power Grid
10 years after disrupting the Ukrainian power grid, the APT targeted Poland with data-wiping malware.
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New Reports Reinforce Cyberattack’s Role in Maduro Capture Blackout
US officials told The New York Times that cyberattacks were used to turn off the lights in Caracas and disrupt air defense radars.
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UK Government Acknowledges It Is Investigating Cyber Incident After Media Reports
The British government is investigating a “cyber incident” following news reports that hackers linked to China have gained access to thousands of confidential documents.
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Chinese APT ‘LongNosedGoblin’ Targeting Asian Governments
The hacking group has been using Group Policy to deploy cyberespionage tools on governmental networks.
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North Korea’s Digital Surge: $2B Stolen in Crypto as Amazon Blocks 1,800 Fake IT Workers
Data from Chainalysis and Amazon offers a glimpse into North Korea’s cyber activities surrounding cryptocurrency theft and fake IT workers.
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Amazon: Russian Hackers Now Favor Misconfigurations in Critical Infrastructure Attacks
After years of exploiting zero-day and n-day vulnerabilities, Russian state-sponsored threat actors are shifting to misconfigured devices.
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Reporters Without Borders Targeted by Russian Hackers
The state-sponsored hackers relied on phishing emails to deliver a malicious payload to Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
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Chinese Cyberspies Deploy ‘BadAudio’ Malware via Supply Chain Attacks
APT24 has been relying on various techniques to drop the BadAudio downloader and then deploy additional payloads.
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Over 50,000 Asus Routers Hacked in ‘Operation WrtHug’
A Chinese threat actor is exploiting known vulnerabilities in discontinued Asus devices in an Operational Relay Box (ORB) facilitation campaign.
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