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NXP Faces Prolonged Breach by Chimera Group
Nov 28 2023
Infosec / News

NXP Faces Prolonged Breach by Chimera Group

by Mark Bruno
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On November 24, 2023, members of the Dutch press were told of a significant cybersecurity incident involving NXP, a Dutch microchip designer and manufacturer. Reports say that the company fell...
attack, chimera, crime, cyber, hacking, infosec, security
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LockBit Ransomware Gang Threatens Chinese Finance Giant
Nov 17 2023
Infosec / News

LockBit Ransomware Gang Threatens Chinese Finance Giant

by Mark Bruno
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On November 8, 2023, the Industrial and Commerce Bank of China (ICBC)’s Financial Services (FS) division in New York City fell victim to a ransomware attack that disrupted specific systems...
china, crime, cyber, hacking, infosec, security
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Australian Ports Sustain Major Cyber Attacks
Nov 14 2023
Infosec / News

Australian Ports Sustain Major Cyber Attacks

by Mark Bruno
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On Friday, November 10, 2023, a significant cybersecurity incident rattled major Australian ports managed by Dubai Ports World Australia, the nation’s largest container terminal operator. DP World handles 40% of...
attack, australia, cyber, hacking, infosec, port, security
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The Cyber Auxiliaries Against Israel Look Very Familiar
Oct 09 2023
Conflict / Infosec / News / OSINT / Western Asia

The Cyber Auxiliaries Against Israel Look Very Familiar

by Mark Bruno
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Since the seventh of October, the violence in Israel has been supplemented with a number of interventions in cyberspace. Responsibility for many of these incidents has been claimed by a...
attack, cyber, ddos, infosec, israel, killnet, middle east, palestine
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Bermuda’s Cybersecurity Struggles: Russian-Linked Attack Shakes the Atlantic Island
Sep 28 2023
Infosec / News

Bermuda’s Cybersecurity Struggles: Russian-Linked Attack Shakes the Atlantic Island

by Mark Bruno
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Bermuda recently became the latest victim of a cyberattack with ties to Russian threat actors. The breach was discovered in the island nation’s public infrastructure on the night of September...
bermuda, crime, cyber, infosec, ransomware, russia, security
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State Of The Cyberwar: Threat Actors Escalate Against NATO, Ukrainian Allies
Aug 14 2023
Analysis / Conflict / Europe / Features / Infosec / News / Ukraine

State Of The Cyberwar: Threat Actors Escalate Against NATO, Ukrainian Allies

by Mark Bruno
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As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has evolved into a slow, grinding war, an apparent deadlock in cyberspace has led pro-Russian threat actors to turn their attention to foreign targets seen...
attack, crime, cyber, hacking, hacktivist, infosec, NATO, russia, security, ukraine
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Numerous Swiss Websites Sustain DDoS Attacks Ahead of Zelensky Appearance
Jun 13 2023
Conflict / Europe / Infosec / News / OSINT / Ukraine

Numerous Swiss Websites Sustain DDoS Attacks Ahead of Zelensky Appearance

by Mark Bruno
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For the past 24 hours, Swiss government and infrastructure websites have been crippled by a series of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, claimed by a pro-Russian hacking group known as ‘NoName057(16)‘....
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Russia’s Killnet Declares Restructuring, Claims To Be Cyber PMC And Imply War Concerns In Q&A
Apr 29 2023
Conflict / Europe / Infosec / News / OSINT / Ukraine

Russia’s Killnet Declares Restructuring, Claims To Be Cyber PMC And Imply War Concerns In Q&A

by Mark Bruno
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"We continue our destructive activities, for the glory of our homeland." Says an official statement by Russian cybercriminals, Killnet, on their Telegram channel.
announcement, killnet, pmc, russia, ukraine, wagner
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Iran’s Charming Kitten Utilizes “BellaCiao” Novel Malware
Apr 26 2023
Central Asia / Infosec / News

Iran’s Charming Kitten Utilizes “BellaCiao” Novel Malware

by Mark Bruno
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The Iranian nation-state affiliated group, Charming Kitten, is actively targeting as-of-yet unidentified victims across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and India using a new malware named BellaCiao. Associated with...
bellaciao, cyber, iran, kitten, malware, nationstate
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An Anecdote About Maintaining An Index Of Suspicion When Analyzing Hacktivist Spaces
Mar 11 2023
Conflict / Europe / Infosec / Opinion / OSINT / Ukraine

An Anecdote About Maintaining An Index Of Suspicion When Analyzing Hacktivist Spaces

by Mark Bruno
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Verification is an essential principle in all journalism, but perhaps doubly so when delving into a world of questionable legality in online spaces. Finding leads on a cybercrime or cyberwarfare...
cyber, hactivist, infosec, killnet, opinion, osint, russia, ukraine, verification
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Throughout sixteen months of kinetic war in Ukrain Throughout sixteen months of kinetic war in Ukraine, the most active engagement in the history of cyberspace has been taking place in the background. Organized most often via Telegram, Russia’s invasion has been supported by numerous groups of cyber criminals and self-proclaimed hacktivists–many varying in capability, morals, alignment, and threat level. Here are just a handful of them. You can read my most recent article on cyberwarfare at themoloch.com Special thanks to Socradar, Intel471, WIRED, Groupsense, Radware, The Hacker News, Mandiant, and ISDGlobal.
In a BlackBerry Global Research poll of 1,500 "IT In a BlackBerry Global Research poll of 1,500 "IT decision makers", it was assessed that 51% of respondents believe there will be a successful cyberattack credited to ChatGPT within the year, and 95% felt that governments needed to regulate similar technologies.
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