DarkBit Claims Responsibility For Ransomware Attack On Technion Israel Institute Of Technology In Haifa
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 80 bitcoins, equivalent to $1,747,971, from the institute.
North Korea’s Lazarus Group Implicated In “No Pineapple” Campaign Against Indian Infrastructure
North Korean hackers have recently targeted the Indian medical sector and the energy sector, according to a report from cybersecurity firm WithSecure.
ChatGPT Increases Profile For AI-Assisted Cyber Attacks, BlackBerry Global Research Suggests
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.
Could Ukraine Really Produce A Game-Changing Drone?
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 still abounded about the attacks, which included speculation of Ukraine’s development of some secretive, long-ranged, unmanned platform. Is a new, secret weapon in the skies over eastern Europe? Whether or not such a device yet exists, there’s a strong case to be made that one of Europe’s most understated and innovative drone producers may have its stride again under fire.
Anonymous Affiliates Declare #OpAFG Against Taliban
On December 24th, a large number of Twitter and Telegram accounts claiming affiliation with the Anonymous hacking collective declared “OpAFG” against Afghanistan’s Taliban. The so-called operation is being declared in response to a recent decision by the Taliban to ban…
Russian APT Sandworm Implicated In Recent RansomBoggs Attacks
On November 21st, Ukraine’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA) was alerted to a new string of ransomware attacks, strongly indicated to be the Russian advanced persistent threat dubbed Sandworm.
Russian TV Allegedly Hacked, Shows Demoralizing Message
On the afternoon of November 19th, the Armed Forces of Ukraine alleged that a group of hackers briefly subjected Russian viewers to a pro-Ukrainian propaganda reel on their behalf.
KromSec And AnonSpid3r Attack Iranian Foreign Ministry, Release Statement
The evening November 11th saw a string of cyber attacks against the Iranian Foreign Ministry and other websites targeted as part of the OpIran hacktivism campaign.