Mandiant: Notorious Russian hacking unit linked to breach of Texas water facility
Researchers from the Google-owned firm conclude that Sandworm personas are linked to several recent attacks on critical infrastructure.
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The Russian flag flies at the embassy’s compound in Washington, DC, on April 15, 2021. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) Geopolitics -
The street artist Andrea Villa installs an anti-war poster depicting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Joe Biden on April 16, 2024 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Stefano Guidi/Getty Images) AI After a sleepy primary season, Russia enters 2024 U.S. election fray
Russian influence operations have picked up steam in the past two months, according to a Microsoft report.
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One hacker sitting in the dark room in front of his computers, hacking some internet data. (South_agency/Getty Images) Cybercrime ALPHV steps up laundering of Change Healthcare ransom payments
As the ransomware group moves to hide its $22 million, its affiliate notchy is laying low after reportedly being stiffed on payment.
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The Russians attacked Kyiv this morning with 31 missiles, causing at least 10 injuries, although the information is still not completely clear on March 21, 2024 in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Photo by Adri Salido/Getty Images) Geopolitics Russian military intelligence may have deployed wiper against multiple Ukrainian ISPs
A group known as Solntsepek claimed credit for attacks on the ISPs Triacom, Misto TV, Linktelecom and KIM.
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The US Treasury building in Washington, DC, on October 4, 2022. (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images) Threats U.S. government sanctions Iranian officials over Pennsylvania water facility hack
The Iranian attack targeted a device manufactured by an Israeli company.
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People walk past a store of Kyivstar, a Ukrainian telecommunications company, in Kyiv on December 12, 2023. (Photo by SERGEI CHUZAVKOV / AFP) Geopolitics Russian hackers reportedly breached telecom network months before attack
The attack on Kyivstar took out mobile and home internet service for as many as 24 million people in Ukraine.
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A woman walks by a Kyivstar store, a Ukrainian telecommunications company, in Kyiv on December 12, 2023. Ukraine’s main phone operator denounced an act of “war” on December 12, 2023 after the hacker attack that led to large-scale failures in its services. (Photo by SERGEI CHUZAVKOV / AFP / Getty Images) Cybersecurity Ukraine’s largest mobile communications provider down after apparent cyber attack
Millions of customers lost mobile phone and home internet service as a result of what Kyivstar said was a cyber attack.
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Flag of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (Manuel Augusto Moreno) Threats North Korean hacking ops continue to exploit Log4Shell
Two years after it was disclosed, the Log4j vulnerability continues to enable North Korean hacking operations.
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Aerial view of a water treatment plant. (Getty Images) Threats Pennsylvania water facility hit by Iran-linked hackers
An anti-Israel hacking group with links to Iran forced a water facility in Pennsylvania to go into manual operations.
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An aerial view of Idaho National Laboratory. (Photo by Sam Beebe via Flickr) Threats Detailed data on employees of U.S. national security lab leak online
The hacking group SiegedSed released personal data on thousands of employees at the Idaho National Laboratory, the nuclear research lab.