Beijing's hackers are also using an open-source VPN tool for persistence.

The pre-election period was busy for foreign and domestic actors looking to undermine confidence in U.S. elections. Election observers are expecting an even bumpier ride between election…

U.S. authorities said they are investigating “unauthorized access to telecommunications infrastructure” by hackers linked to China.

The IC said Moscow-directed actors and other countries could threaten election officials with violence to disrupt vote counting and certification.

A rise in attacks on the sector, with Iran at the forefront, causes spillovers to other hospitals, Microsoft said.

An international advisory says that the purpose of the “brute force” attacks is to sell the info to cybercrime forums.

Threat actors were observed using ChatGPT and other tools to scope out attack surfaces, debug malware and create spearphishing content.

The individuals allegedly used spearphishing and malware to target the accounts of “dozens” of current and former U.S. officials. 

The Swedish Public Prosecutor’s Office said the Iranian hacking unit pushed 15,000 texts after breaching an unnamed telecom firm.

People associated with the operation shared with a journalist a document dated Sept. 15, according to new reporting.