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  • "Semiconductor Industry Giant Says Ransomware Attack on Supplier Will Cost It $250 Million"
    During a recent earnings call, Applied Materials, a multi-billion-dollar company that provides technology to the semiconductor industry, stated that a ransomware attack on one of its suppliers would cost them $250 million in the next quarter. The company…
  • "Spain Orders Extradition of British Alleged Hacker to US"
    Spain’s National Court has recently agreed to the extradition to the U.S. of a British citizen who allegedly took part in cyberattacks, including the July 2020 hacking of Twitter accounts of public figures such as Joseph Biden, Barack Obama, and Bill…
  • "Novel Spy Group Targets Telecoms in 'Precision-Targeted' Cyberattacks"
    A threat actor is targeting telecommunications companies in the Middle East through a cyber espionage campaign similar to those that have targeted such organizations in numerous nations over the past few years. Researchers from SentinelOne who discovered…
  • "Cyber Espionage Group Earth Kitsune Deploys WhiskerSpy Backdoor in Latest Attacks"
    As part of a social engineering campaign, the cyber espionage threat actor tracked as Earth Kitsune has been seen implementing a new backdoor named WhiskerSpy. Since at least 2019, Earth Kitsune has been known to predominantly target individuals…
  • "Microsoft Outlook Flooded With Spam Due to Broken Email Filters"
    According to complaints from a growing number of Microsoft customers, Outlook inboxes have been overwhelmed with spam emails for the past nine hours due to malfunctioning email spam filters. Many Outlook users have complained that all messages, even…
  • "GoDaddy Hackers Stole Source Code, Customer Details"
    Threat actors have accessed GoDaddy's servers via the cPanel shared hosting environment and installed malware in an attack that has spanned several years. According to the company, the breach was discovered in December 2022, after investigating customer…
  • "Fortinet Plugs Critical Security Hole in FortiNAC, With a PoC Incoming (CVE-2022-39952)"
    Forty vulnerabilities have been fixed in a number of Fortinet products, including two critical vulnerabilities impacting FortiNAC and FortiWeb. Since cybercriminals like exploiting vulnerabilities in Fortinet enterprise solutions, and a proof-of-concept…
  • "New Samsung Message Guard Protects Mobile Devices Against Zero-Click Exploits"
    With the launch of its latest flagship Galaxy smartphones, Samsung recently introduced a new sandbox feature named Message Guard, designed to protect devices against zero-click exploits.  Samsung noted that Galaxy smartphones, through the Knox…
  • "Police Bust $41m Email Scam Gang"
    A coordinated police operation across multiple countries recently led to the dismantling of a criminal network responsible for tens of millions of dollars in business email compromise (BEC) losses.  Europol stated that there were five action days…
  • "Norway Seizes Millions in North Korean Crypto"
    Norwegian authorities have recently tracked and intercepted 60 million kroner ($5.9m) in cryptocurrency stolen last year by North Korean actors in the largest heist of its kind ever recorded.  Norway's economic and environmental crime agency,…
  • "FBI 'Contains' Cyber-Incident on its Network"
    The FBI recently released a brief statement about a recent cyber-incident that occurred at one of its highest-profile field offices.  The FBI claimed that the incident is now under control.  The FBI stated that a malicious incident impacted…
  • "Is Telegram the New Dark Web? Report Documents 'Cybercrime Ecosystem' on Messaging App"
    According to a new report from the cybercrime intelligence firm KELA, Telegram, a popular privacy-first messaging app, has become home to a "cybercrime ecosystem" similar to dark web forums. Cybercriminals are gathering on Telegram to plan the exchange…