Alabama man arrested for role in SEC Twitter account hijacking
Eric Council Jr. was charged with aggravated identity theft and access device fraud in connection with the January 2024 incident.
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In this photo illustration, a visual representation of the digital cryptocurrency Bitcoin is displayed in front of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) logo on January 10, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo illustration by Chesnot/Getty Images) Cybercrime -
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting via a video link at the Kremlin in Moscow on July 28, 2022. (Photo by PAVEL BYRKIN/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images) Geopolitics Ukrainian hackers celebrate Putin’s birthday with two high-profile attacks
The attacks targeted Russia’s leading state media provider and the country’s courts system.
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People take part in an anti-Sweden demonstration in Lahore on July 9, 2023, as they protest against the burning of the Koran outside a Stockholm mosque that outraged Muslims around the world. (Photo by ARIF ALI/AFP via Getty Images) Cybercrime IRGC hacked a Swedish SMS service in response to Quran burning, authorities say
The Swedish Public Prosecutor’s Office said the Iranian hacking unit pushed 15,000 texts after breaching an unnamed telecom firm.
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Iranian flag waving with cityscape on background in Tehran, Iran. (Sir Francis Canker Photography/Getty Images) Cybercrime Major Iranian IT vendor paying large ransom to resolve recent cyberattack
The company, Tosan, which provides IT services to 45% of the country’s banks, has paid $561,000 worth of bitcoin so far.
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Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate on August 08, 2024, in Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Geopolitics Trump campaign says emails were hacked, jumpstarting ‘a wild ride’ to election day
Former NSA cyber head Rob Joyce says the reported Iranian hack-and-leak op shows the country “in a cycle again” ahead of November’s presidential election.
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This photograph shows screens displaying the logo of “CrowdStrike” cybersecurity technology company in Paris on July 19, 2024, amid massive global IT outage. (Photo by Stefano RELLANDINI / AFP) Cybercrime Low-level cybercriminals are pouncing on CrowdStrike-connected outage
The malicious activity comes as CrowdStrike customers continue to recover from the July 18 outage.
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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) Government Treasury sanctions Russian hackers that breached US water utilities
The Russian hacktivists have been linked to the state-backed Sandworm group.
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President Donald Trump attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the G20 summit in Osaka on June 28, 2019. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty Images) Threats US intel officials: Kremlin once again prefers Trump
In a briefing with reporters on Tuesday, U.S. intelligence officials said Russia is the most active U.S. adversary seeking to influence American politics.
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Former President Donald Trump gives a speech on tax reform at the Heritage Foundation’s President’s Club Meeting at a hotel in Washington, DC, on October 17, 2017. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) Cybercrime Hacktivists release two gigabytes of Heritage Foundation data
A politically-oriented cybercrime group carried out the attack in response to Heritage’s Project 2025.
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An aerial view of the building of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, also known as the Main Intellegence Directorate, or GRU, July 06, 2023, in Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Contributor/Getty Images) Geopolitics Russian national indicted for role in cyberattacks on Ukraine
Amin Timovich Stigal is alleged to have participated in attacks dubbed “WhisperGate” ahead of Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine.