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Russia-linked APT29 Uses Poland's Ambassador’s Visit to the U.S. to Target EU Governments Assisting Ukraine

Russia-linked APT29 Uses Poland's Ambassador’s Visit to the U.S. to Target EU Governments Assisting Ukraine

Russia-linked APT29 (aka SVR group, Cozy Bear, Nobelium, and The Dukes) was spotted abusing the legitimate information exchange systems used by European countries in attacks aimed at governments. In early March, BlackBerry researchers uncovered a new cyber espionage campaign aimed at EU countries. The hackers targeted diplomatic entities and systems

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Pro-Russian group Killnet claims responsibility for DDoS attack that has taken down the European Parliament site

Pro-Russian group Killnet claims responsibility for DDoS attack that has taken down the European Parliament site

The European Parliament website was hit by a cyberattack  shortly after lawmakers approved a resolution calling Moscow a "state sponsor of terrorism". DDoS attacks are part of the announced campaign on October 2 by Anonymous Russia (the hacker group operating under the management of KillNet). “KILLNET officially recognises

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How Qatar hacked the World Cup - Hack For Hire

How Qatar hacked the World Cup - Hack For Hire

"Private investigators linked to the City of London are using an India-based computer hacking gang to target British businesses, government officials and journalists. The Bureau of Investigative Journalism and the Sunday Times have been given access to the gang’s database, which reveals the extraordinary scale of the attacks.

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Iran and Cybersecurity: What Technologists Need to Know

Iran and Cybersecurity: What Technologists Need to Know

"Over the past three months, authorities have issued warnings about connections between various Iranian threat groups and several significant cybersecurity incidents, including multiple ransomware attacks and a sophisticated social-engineering scheme targeting various groups and individuals. While not at the same level as Russia and China, Iran’s cyber capabilities

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Russian Hackers Target Germany

Russian Hackers Target Germany

Today Anonymous hacker collective of Russia launched DDoS attack on websites of Germany. The reason for the attack is probably that German ministers have indicated that people fleeing Russia could apply for asylum in Germany after President Vladimir Putin ordered what he called a "partial military mobilization."

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Anonymous Declares War Against Iran In Protest Of Mahsa Amini's Brutal Death

Anonymous Declares War Against Iran In Protest Of Mahsa Amini's Brutal Death

The familiar, yet ineffaceable voice from a video of the decentralized international activist and hacktivist collective and movement Anonymous echoed on Twitter on Tuesday afternoon as the movement declared war against Iran and commenced a series of attacks against the government. After several days of massive protests in various areas

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US govt sanctions ten Iranians linked to ransomware attacks

US govt sanctions ten Iranians linked to ransomware attacks

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions today against ten individuals and two entities affiliated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) for their involvement in ransomware attacks. Their malicious activity is tracked and overlaps with state-sponsored hacking groups tracked by cybersecurity

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Pro-Russian Hacktivist Groups Target Ukraine Supporters

Pro-Russian Hacktivist Groups Target Ukraine Supporters

As the war in Ukraine rages on, unseen but related battles occur daily across the globe. These confrontations stem from pro-Russian hacktivist groups targeting countries that support Ukraine, likely with support from the Kremlin. These hacktivists have been targeting a wide swath of industries and sectors, including aviation, energy, financial,

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Pro-Kremlin hackers target Latvia’s parliament after declaring Russia a sponsor of terrorism

Pro-Kremlin hackers target Latvia’s parliament after declaring Russia a sponsor of terrorism

The pro-Russian hacker gang known as Killnet took down the website of Latvia’s parliament on Thursday after lawmakers there designated Russia as a “state sponsor of terrorism.” The parliament’s website went down for several hours after being hit by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, which floods websites with

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Finland parliament website targeted in cyber attack

Finland parliament website targeted in cyber attack

Finland’s parliament said Tuesday its website came under cyber-attack, as the Nordic country applies for NATO membership following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. “A denial-of-service attack is taking place against the parliament’s external website,” parliament said in a statement. Finland parliament website targeted in cyber attackFinland’s parliament

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$10 million bounty on Putin's pal

$10 million bounty on Putin's pal

The feds have set a $10 million reward for information about foreign interference in the US election, specifically for a Russian oligarch and close friend of President Vladimir Putin accused of funding an organization involved in meddling in the 2016 presidential election. The bounty, offered through the US State Department&

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