Previously unreported North Korean espionage part of busy 2021 for country’s hackers
The research reveals prolific North Korean hacking efforts emanating from one of its most visible hacking groups.
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Geopolitics Hackers posed as Egyptian oil contractor in apparent spy campaign ahead of OPEC meeting
The number of attempted attacks surged before a highly anticipated meeting between Saudi Arabia, Russia and other oil-producing nations.
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Technology Dozens of Facebook pages about current events in Libya were linked to malware
Facebook removed the pages — which collectively had hundreds of thousands of followers — after notification from researchers, Check Point said.
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(Photo by Matthew Horwood/Getty Images) Threats Suspected espionage campaign targets telecoms, IT service firms in Middle East
The activity is focused on targets in Israel, Saudi Arabia and elsewhere.
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(Getty Images) Financial Notorious FIN7 crooks have new malicious code up their sleeves
It’s the latest sign that FIN7 is resurgent.
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(Getty Images) Technology In-progress email threads were hacked to spearphish private companies, report says
The ongoing campaign has several eyebrow-raising but ultimately inconclusive links to previous attacks that could be the work of North Korean hackers, according to Palo Alto Networks.
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After combing a C2 server, researchers believe they’ve uncovered a broader espionage campaign. (Getty Images) Technology For many crooks, malware is out and PowerShell attacks are in, IBM says
Fifty-seven percent of the cyberattacks detected by IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence used common applications like PowerShell or PsExec, compared to 29 percent that used more traditional phishing attacks.
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(Getty Images) Financial Cybercriminals ‘hide in plain sight’ to shake down West African financial players
Institutions in Cameroon, Congo, Ghana, Equatorial Guinea and Ivory Coast have been hit with cyberattacks that rely on known forms of malware as well as “living off the land” techniques.