Category cyber-attacks

Honor Among Thieves: The M&S Hacking Group Sparks Turf War

Cybercriminal Landscape Shifting as DragonForce Targets RansomHub Affiliates Recent developments in the cybercrime realm have emerged, with the hacking group DragonForce reportedly targeting affiliates of RansomHub in a move that raises concerns over the stability within the ransomware ecosystem. Genevieve Stark, head of cybercrime analysis at Google Threat Intelligence Group,…

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CBP Seeks New Technology to Unearth Hidden Data on Seized Phones

US Customs and Border Protection Seeks Enhanced Digital Forensics Tools The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency is soliciting proposals from technology firms for advanced digital forensics tools tailored to analyze data from seized electronic devices. This initiative, aimed at evaluating text messages, images, videos, and contacts, underscores…

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Head of Technology Testing for U.S. Intelligence Agencies Steps Down

The leadership of the US government’s Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) is undergoing a significant change this month, as Rick Muller, the current head, transitions to a position within the quantum computing industry, according to sources close to the matter. This shift in leadership coincides with a broader initiative…

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China-Connected Houken Hackers Exploit Ivanti Zero-Day Vulnerabilities to Breach French Systems

On July 1, 2025, the French cybersecurity agency ANSSI published a report detailing a sophisticated attack campaign executed by a highly skilled cybercrime group known as Houken. This group has exploited multiple zero-day vulnerabilities—specifically CVE-2024-8190, CVE-2024-8963, and CVE-2024-9380—in Ivanti Cloud Service Appliance (CSA) devices, effectively compromising high-value targets across France.…

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Provider of Covert Surveillance App Exposes Passwords of 62,000 Users

Data Breach Exposes Thousands of Users’ Information from Monitoring App A significant data breach has recently come to light involving a mobile application known as Catwatchful, designed for discreetly monitoring activities on Android devices. A security researcher, Eric Daigle, uncovered a vulnerability that exposed the email addresses, plaintext passwords, and…

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