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Russian Hackers Use Phishing Attacks to Target Ukrainians and European Allies, Says Google

The ongoing digital conflict linked to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has escalated, with various threat actors, including Fancy Bear, Ghostwriter, and Mustang Panda, engaging in phishing campaigns targeting not only Ukraine but also Poland and other European nations. These cyber threats come as the geopolitical landscape remains tense, highlighting the…

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Ex-CIA Engineer Receives 40-Year Sentence for Disclosing Classified Information

A former software engineer with the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has received a 40-year prison sentence from the Southern District of New York (SDNY) for transferring classified documents to WikiLeaks as well as possessing child pornography. Joshua Adam Schulte, aged 35, was initially charged in June 2018 and subsequently…

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Hackers Exploit Zero-Day Vulnerability in cnPilot Routers to Deploy AIRASHI DDoS Botnet

Cybersecurity experts have reported that attackers are taking advantage of an undisclosed zero-day vulnerability in Cambium Networks cnPilot routers to deploy a new variant of the AISURU botnet, known as AIRASHI. This botnet is primarily orchestrating distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, which have reportedly been ongoing since June 2024. Research conducted…

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Hackers Exploit Mitel Devices to Enhance DDoS Attacks by 4 Billion Percent

Recent cybersecurity research has unveiled the utilization of a potent reflection/amplification attack method by malicious actors to execute prolonged distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, sustaining these assaults for as long as 14 hours and achieving an unprecedented amplification ratio of 4,294,967,296 to 1. This attack vector, known as TP240PhoneHome (CVE-2022-26143), has…

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Hackers Target Job Boards, Compromising Millions of Resumes and Personal Information

A new cybersecurity threat actor, identified as ResumeLooters, has emerged, targeting employment agencies and retail companies predominantly in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region since early 2023. This group aims to compromise sensitive data, focusing on job search platforms and the unauthorized collection of resumes. According to research from Group-IB, a cybersecurity…

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