Iranian Hackers Set Up New Network to Target U.S. Political Campaigns

Cybersecurity researchers have unearthed new network infrastructure set up by Iranian threat actors to support activities linked to the recent targeting of U.S. political campaigns.
Recorded Future’s Insikt Group has linked the infrastructure to a threat it tracks as GreenCharlie, an Iran-nexus cyber threat group that overlaps with APT42, Charming Kitten, Damselfly, Mint Sandstorm (formerly

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BlackByte Ransomware Gang Believed to Be More Active Than Leak Site Suggests

Cisco Talos has a blog post on the BlackByte ransomware group’s continuing evolution and new TTPs.

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California Advances Landmark Legislation to Regulate Large AI Models

Efforts in California to establish first-in-the-nation safety measures for the largest artificial intelligence systems cleared an important vote.

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Year-Long Malware Campaign Exploits NPM to Attack Roblox Developers

A year-long malware campaign targets Roblox developers using fake NPM packages mimicking “noblox.js” to steal data. Despite takedowns,…

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Integrity360 Expands to South Africa with Grove Acquisition

Grove Group, a cybersecurity and cloud services company based in Cape Town, brings around 600 customers across 51 countries to Integrity360. This acquisition will also enhance Integrity360’s security operations center (SOC) business.

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In Other News: Automotive CTF, Deepfake Scams, Singapore’s OT Security Masterplan

Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: automotive CTF with $100k in prizes, deepfake scams, and Singapore’s OT security masterplan for 2024.

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Check Point, Cisco Boost AI Investments With Latest Deals

Cisco’s deal to acquire Robust Intelligence will make it possible to use red team algorithms to assess risk in AI models and applications, while Check Point’s acquisition of Cyberint will add threat intelligence to its SOC platform.

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New Malware Masquerades as Palo Alto VPN Targeting Middle East Users

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a new campaign that potentially targets users in the Middle East through malware that disguises itself as Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect virtual private network (VPN) tool.

“The malware can execute remote PowerShell commands, download and exfiltrate files, encrypt communications, and bypass sandbox solutions, representing a significant threat to

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Cisco Bolsters AI Security by Buying Robust Intelligence

Cisco is strengthening its AI security by acquiring Robust Intelligence, a startup led by a former Harvard professor. This acquisition emphasizes the importance of AI security in modern IT infrastructure.

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Unpatchable Zero-Day in Surveillance Cameras is Being Exploited to Install Mirai

The vulnerability, known as CVE-2024-7029, allows attackers to remotely execute commands on the compromised device. The targeted device is the AVM1203 surveillance camera from AVTECH.

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