1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (741+ words) Cyberattack tools and infrastructure used by North Korea’s Lazarus Group appear to have been shared with ransomware criminals targeting South Korean organizations, according to new research released Thursday alongside a joint advisory by four South Korean security and intelligence agencies....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (621+ words) Researchers have uncovered a highly personalized phishing campaign that used Telegram to try to hijack the account of an exiled Belarusian activist, as well as users in Russia and Kazakhstan. Two reports released last week by digital security organization Resident…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (583+ words) Hackers used an autonomous artificial intelligence agent to carry out a cyber-espionage campaign against Thailand's Ministry of Finance, according to researchers who uncovered a hacker-controlled server that exposed the inner workings of the attack. Cybersecurity firm Hunt.io said in…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (437+ words) Finnish police have reportedly issued a wanted notice for convicted hacker Aleksanteri Kivimäki after the country's Supreme Court refused to hear his appeal, paving the way for authorities to return him to prison in one of Finland's most high-profile cybercrime…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (467+ words) U.S. prosecutors announced two milestones this week in their cases against major ransomware groups. Karen Serobovich Vardanyan, a 34-year-old Armenian national, pleaded guilty Wednesday in an Oregon federal court to conspiracy and computer fraud. For about six months beginning in November…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago   (458+ words) Eight Greeks who were snooped on by Predator spyware sued the surveillance tech manufacturer Intellexa on Tuesday, as well as 13 individuals tied to the company. The victims are asking for about €7.6 million ($8.7 million) total in compensation, their lawyer Zacharias Kesses…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (795+ words) A phone belonging to a former member of the European Parliament was targeted and infected with Pegasus spyware multiple times during his tenure on the parliamentary committee probing the technology’s misuse, according to a report released Friday. Stelios Kouloglou’s phone…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (389+ words) The United States is offering up to $10 million for information leading to the identification or location of members of two Russia-linked cyber groups accused of targeting Signal and WhatsApp accounts belonging to government officials, journalists and other high-profile individuals. The…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (345+ words) Russian state-backed hackers have spent years developing and deploying a little-known malware strain to spy on Ukrainian government and military organizations, as well as entities of interest across Europe, according to new research. The malware, dubbed StockStay, has been under…...

3+ mon, 2+ day ago   (344+ words) A Russian national with suspected links to the Void Blizzard hacking group appeared in U.S. federal court this week on charges of supporting a Kremlin-linked cyberespionage campaign that targeted U.S. companies, according to media reports. Denis Obrezko, 36, made his initial appearance in…...