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Biden bans Kaspersky antivirus software in US over security concerns

Today, the Biden administration has announced an upcoming ban of Kaspersky antivirus software and the pushing of software updates to US companies and consumers, giving customers until September 29, 2024, to find alternative security software.
- Lawrence Abrams
- June 20, 2024
- 06:38 PM
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Ascension hacked after employee downloaded malicious file

Ascension, one of the largest U.S. healthcare systems, revealed that a May 2024 ransomware attack was caused by an employee who downloaded a malicious file onto a company device.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- June 13, 2024
- 05:52 PM
- 0
FBI warns of fake remote work ads used for cryptocurrency fraud

Today, the FBI issued a warning about scammers using fake remote job ads to steal cryptocurrency from job seekers across the United States while posing as recruiters for legitimate companies.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- June 04, 2024
- 04:33 PM
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First American December data breach impacts 44,000 people

First American Financial Corporation, the second-largest title insurance company in the United States, revealed on Tuesday that a December cyberattack led to a breach impacting 44,000 individuals.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- May 28, 2024
- 06:22 PM
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US govt sanctions cybercrime gang behind massive 911 S5 botnet

The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned a cybercrime network comprising three Chinese nationals and three Thailand-based companies linked to a massive botnet controlling a residential proxy service known as "911 S5."
- Sergiu Gatlan
- May 28, 2024
- 03:02 PM
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Owner of Incognito dark web drugs market arrested in New York

The alleged owner and operator of Incognito Market, a dark web marketplace for selling illegal narcotics online, was arrested at the John F. Kennedy Airport in New York on May 18.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- May 20, 2024
- 03:36 PM
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US arrests suspects behind $73M ‘pig butchering’ laundering scheme

The U.S. Department of Justice charged two suspects for allegedly leading a crime ring that laundered at least $73 million from cryptocurrency investment scams, also known as "pig butchering."
- Sergiu Gatlan
- May 17, 2024
- 11:57 AM
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US woman allegedly aided North Korean IT workers infiltrate 300 firms

The U.S. Justice Department charged five individuals today, a U.S. Citizen woman, a Ukrainian man, and three foreign nationals, for their involvement in cyber schemes that generated revenue for North Korea's nuclear weapons program.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- May 16, 2024
- 03:17 PM
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FBI warns of gift card fraud ring targeting retail companies

The FBI warned retail companies in the United States that a financially motivated hacking group has been targeting employees in their gift card departments in phishing attacks since at least January 2024.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- May 08, 2024
- 01:25 PM
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CEO who sold fake Cisco devices to US military gets 6 years in prison

Onur Aksoy, the CEO of a group of companies controlling multiple online storefronts, was sentenced to six and a half years in prison for selling $100 million worth of counterfeit Cisco network equipment to government, health, education, and military organizations worldwide.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- May 02, 2024
- 06:01 PM
- 1
FCC fines carriers $200 million for illegally sharing user location

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has fined the largest U.S. wireless carriers almost $200 million for sharing their customers' real-time location data without their consent.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 29, 2024
- 03:41 PM
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US govt sanctions Iranians linked to government cyberattacks

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned four Iranian nationals for their involvement in cyberattacks against the U.S. government, defense contractors, and private companies.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 23, 2024
- 02:40 PM
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Frontier Communications shuts down systems after cyberattack

American telecom provider Frontier Communications is restoring systems after a cybercrime group breached some of its IT systems in a recent cyberattack.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 18, 2024
- 05:02 PM
- 0
Moldovan charged for operating botnet used to push ransomware

The U.S. Justice Department charged Moldovan national Alexander Lefterov, the owner and operator of a large-scale botnet that infected thousands of computers across the United States.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 17, 2024
- 02:53 PM
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FBI warns of massive wave of road toll SMS phishing attacks

On Friday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation warned of a massive ongoing wave of SMS phishing attacks targeting Americans with lures regarding unpaid road toll fees.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 12, 2024
- 02:56 PM
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CISA makes its "Malware Next-Gen" analysis system publicly available

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released a new version of "Malware Next-Gen," now allowing the public to submit malware samples for analysis by CISA.
- Bill Toulas
- April 11, 2024
- 06:27 PM
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CISA orders agencies impacted by Microsoft hack to mitigate risks

CISA has issued a new emergency directive ordering U.S. federal agencies to address risks resulting from the breach of multiple Microsoft corporate email accounts by the Russian APT29 hacking group.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 11, 2024
- 01:47 PM
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Acuity confirms hackers stole non-sensitive govt data from GitHub repos

Acuity, a federal contractor that works with U.S. government agencies, has confirmed that hackers breached its GitHub repositories and stole documents containing old and non-sensitive data.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 05, 2024
- 11:32 AM
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US State Department investigates alleged theft of government data

The U.S. Department of State is investigating claims of a cyber incident after a threat actor leaked documents allegedly stolen from a government contractor.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 03, 2024
- 02:55 PM
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US sanctions crypto exchanges used by Russian darknet market, banks

The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned three cryptocurrency exchanges for working with OFAC-designated Russian dark web markets and banks.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 25, 2024
- 05:20 PM
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