The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has released a public service announcement detailing a new threat to safety. The agency claims that pranksters are hacking smart devices with low …
Hackers Amp Up COVID-19 IP Theft Attacks
The Covid-19 pandemic has been used by cybercriminals to leverage public fear and lure victims into giving up personal information in BEC, phishing, and scam attacks since February. This trend slowed …
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Finland says hackers accessed MPs’ emails accounts
On Monday, the Finnish Parliament disclosed that it had been the victim of an intrusion in which hackers gained access to email communications between staff and compromised its internal IT system. The …
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‘Very difficult to defend’: What happens if hackers are inside the Pentagon’s networks?
The Pentagon has protections in place to prevent breaches and threat actors accessing sensitive information such as communications and weapons systems. These cybersecurity measures, such as protective …
SolarWinds Hackers “Impacting” State and Local Governments
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently issued a warning regarding the impact of the recent SolarWinds Orion software government espionage campaign likely conducted by …
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Lazarus Group Hits COVID-19 Vaccine-Maker in Espionage Attack
The APT Lazarus Group and other threat actors have allegedly been actively trying to steal COVID-19 research, likely to speed up their own countries' vaccine development efforts. Lazarus is likely …
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Vietnam targeted in complex supply chain attack
According to the security firm ESET, a group of unknown hackers has conducted a sophisticated supply chain attack against Vietnamese private companies and government agencies. The threat actors …
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Russian crypto-exchange Livecoin hacked after it lost control of its servers
On December 24, Russian cryptocurrency exchange Livecoin released a post stating that they had been the target of a cyberattack leading to loss of control over some of its servers. The warning advises …
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How the Russian hacking group Cozy Bear, suspected in the SolarWinds breach, plays the long game
The SolarWinds breach has thrown US government agencies and thousands of companies into a frenzy, trying to determine which agencies were hacked and what information was accessed. The culprit may have …
3M Users Targeted by Malicious Facebook, Insta Browser Add-Ons
Avast Threat Intelligence has identified malware hidden in twenty-eight popular Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge extensions. The extensions are all used for social media sites such as Facebook, …
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