Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2025 09:30:00 +0000
Plus: A US judge rules against police cell phone “tower dumps,” China names alleged NSA agents it says were involved in cyberattacks, and Customs and Border Protection reveals its social media spying tools.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2025 20:10:04 +0000
The CVE Program is the primary way software vulnerabilities are tracked. Its long-term future remains in limbo even after a last-minute renewal of the US government contract that funds it.
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Credit to Author: Matt Burgess, Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2025 19:14:57 +0000
Though the exact details of the situation have not been confirmed, community infighting seems to have spilled out in a breach of the notorious image board.
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From crypto kingpins to sophisticated scammers, these are the lesser-known hacking groups that should be on your radar.
Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0000
Allegedly responsible for the theft of $1.5 billion in cryptocurrency from a single exchange, North Korea’s TraderTraitor is one of the most sophisticated cybercrime groups in the world.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0000
After a series of setbacks, the notorious Black Basta ransomware gang went underground. Researchers are bracing for its probable return in a new form.
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Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0000
For the past decade, this group of FSB hackers—including “traitor” Ukrainian intelligence officers—has used a grinding barrage of intrusion campaigns to make life hell for their former countrymen and cybersecurity defenders.
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Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0000
Despite their hacktivist front, CyberAv3ngers is a rare state-sponsored hacker group bent on putting industrial infrastructure at risk—and has already caused global disruption.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0000
Though less well-known than groups like Volt Typhoon and Salt Typhoon, Brass Typhoon, or APT 41, is an infamous, longtime espionage actor that foreshadowed recent telecom hacks.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2025 10:30:00 +0000
Plus: The Department of Homeland Security begins surveilling immigrants’ social media, President Donald Trump targets former CISA director who refuted his claims of 2020 election fraud, and more.
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