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State Of The Cyberwar: Threat Actors Escalate Against NATO, Ukrainian Allies
Aug 14 2023
Africa / Analysis / Conflict / East Asia / 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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Dark Web Card Shop BidenCash Dumps Free Card Numbers And PII Of 2.1 Million Victims
Mar 05 2023
Infosec / News

Dark Web Card Shop BidenCash Dumps Free Card Numbers And PII Of 2.1 Million Victims

by Mark Bruno
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February 28th marked the one year anniversary of infamous Dark Web credit card shop, BidenCash. To celebrate, the group released a free text dump earlier this week of 2.1 million...
bidencash, card, credit, crime, darkweb, fraud, infosec
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DarkBit Claims Responsibility For Ransomware Attack On Technion Israel Institute Of Technology In Haifa
Feb 12 2023
Conflict / Infosec / News / Western Asia

DarkBit Claims Responsibility For Ransomware Attack On Technion Israel Institute Of Technology In Haifa

by Mark Bruno
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The Technion Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa experienced a cyber attack on its computer servers this morning, causing a complete outage of its website. The hacker group, DarkBit, demanded...
darkbit, israel, palestine, statement, technion
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North Korea’s Lazarus Group Implicated In “No Pineapple” Campaign Against Indian Infrastructure
Feb 07 2023
Central Asia / Conflict / Infosec / News

North Korea’s Lazarus Group Implicated In “No Pineapple” Campaign Against Indian Infrastructure

by Mark Bruno
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North Korean hackers have recently targeted the Indian medical sector and the energy sector, according to a report from cybersecurity firm WithSecure.
cyberattack, hacking, india, lazarus, no pineapple, north korea
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ChatGPT Increases Profile For AI-Assisted Cyber Attacks, BackBerry Global Research Suggests
Feb 05 2023
Infosec / News

ChatGPT Increases Profile For AI-Assisted Cyber Attacks, BackBerry Global Research Suggests

by Mark Bruno
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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...
ai, chatgpt, cyberattack, security
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Could Ukraine Really Produce A Game-Changing Drone?
Jan 21 2023
Analysis / Conflict / Europe / Features / Ukraine

Could Ukraine Really Produce A Game-Changing Drone?

by Mark Bruno
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In the first week of December, Ukraine successfully executed multiple UAV-based attacks deep into Russian territory. Despite expert analysis demystifying details of the strikes before the week was over, rumors...
attack, drone, loitering, munition, osint, russia, ukraine
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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.
Earlier this month, Ukraine shocked the world by s Earlier this month, Ukraine shocked the world by successfully striking deep into Russian airspace with unmanned aerial systems. The weeks that followed involved a great deal of discussion and speculation as to what Ukraine's actual long-range strike capabilities may be. This slideshow is a supplement to our upcoming piece on a related topic. I wanted to put this out there to remind you all that The Moloch is still alive!
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