Authoritarian Trends: Malaysia Next With An “Internet Killswitch”
Similar mechanisms are deployed in countries like India and Turkey, often used in attempts to mask blatant human rights abuses or stifle organizing...
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After The CrowdStrike Crash: Credulity, Conspiracy, and Cybercrime – A Journal Entry
Where were you on July 19th, 2024? Disclaimer: This is a long one. And it’s a journal entry. The format is going to be very loose and stream-of-consciousness. This is not a formal investigation, but an airing out of concerns…
SiegedSec Promising “Seven Days of Siege”, Supply Chain Attacks Against Israel
Since yesterday, the mixed-bag threat actor, SiegedSec, claims to have begun releasing new data from breaches related to their hacktivism against organizations accused of aiding Israel. Before I get into this story/profile, I just wanted to bring up the fact…
Ukrainian “Cyber Resistance” Hackers Leak Months Of Medvedev Email Communication To InformNapalm
On June 27th, Ukrainian hackers from the "Кібер Спротив" (Cyber Resistance) team have leaked a trove of internal communications belonging to former Russian president and current Chairman of Russia's Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev.
New Threat Actor Drop: ARCUS MEDIA
2024 could be the year that sees the end of LockBit, but there's still no sign of the explosion of ransomware slowing down.
While LockBitSup gets sanctioned and BlackBasta scrambles to evolve past successful decryption efforts, a host of new ransomware threat actors have stepped up to the plate.
Enter: ARCUS MEDIA
Arcus Media Claims 8+ Victims In 24 Hours
The ambitious Ransomware-as-a-Service gang hits targets on four continents.
AFK @ 37C3: Unlocked
The 37th Chaos Communication Congress (37C3), Europe's largest hacking convention, happened to be the first "business trip" in my cybersecurity career. It ended up being so much more.
“Irleaks” Threat Actor Claims Massive Dataleaks Against Major Iranian Companies, Draws Speculation
A report this week by Hudson Rock researchers made waves as it outlined two dataleaks published by a threat actor known as “Irleaks“. If the threat actor’s claims were to be believed, it would have been one of the largest…
Sellafield: Is There More To The Guardian’s Claims Of A Cyber Threat To The UK Nuclear Site?
The Sellafield nuclear site – a cornerstone of the UK’s nuclear fuel reprocessing and waste storage – found itself once again the subject of controversy earlier this month. Among complaints of other safety violations and risks, The Guardian‘s ongoing investigation…
NXP Faces Prolonged Breach by Chimera Group
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 victim to Chinese hackers belonging to the ‘Chimera‘ group, who…