New Attack Lets Hackers Downgrade Windows to Exploit Patched Flaws

SafeBreach Labs unveils ‘Windows Downdate,’ a new attack method which compromises Windows 11 by downgrading system components, and…

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Four REvil Ransomware Members Sentenced in Rare Russian Cybercrime Convictions

Four members of the now-defunct REvil ransomware operation have been sentenced to several years in prison in Russia, marking one of the rare instances where cybercriminals from the country have been convicted of hacking and money laundering charges.
Russian news publication Kommersant reported that a court in St. Petersburg found Artem Zaets, Alexei Malozemov, Daniil Puzyrevsky, and Ruslan

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Notorious Hacker Group TeamTNT Launches New Cloud Attacks for Crypto Mining

The infamous cryptojacking group known as TeamTNT appears to be readying for a new large-scale campaign targeting cloud-native environments for mining cryptocurrencies and renting out breached servers to third-parties.
“The group is currently targeting exposed Docker daemons to deploy Sliver malware, a cyber worm, and cryptominers, using compromised servers and Docker Hub as the infrastructure

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CERT-UA Identifies Malicious RDP Files in Latest Attack on Ukrainian Entities

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has detailed a new malicious email campaign targeting government agencies, enterprises, and military entities.
“The messages exploit the appeal of integrating popular services like Amazon or Microsoft and implementing a zero-trust architecture,” CERT-UA said. “These emails contain attachments in the form of Remote Desktop Protocol (‘.rdp’

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FBI, CISA investigating China-linked telecom hacks following reports of intrusions on Trump, Harris phones

The agencies said they are “investigating the unauthorized access to commercial telecommunications infrastructure by actors affiliated with the People’s Republic of China.”

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LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman unveils ‘super agency’ vision at TED AI conference, takes subtle shot at Elon Musk

LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman introduces ‘super agency’ framework for AI development, dismissing near-term election risks while advocating for balanced regulation and human-AI collaboration in emerging cognitive technologies.Read More

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Chinese Hackers Target Trump Campaign via Verizon Breach

Plus: Apple offers $1 million to hack its AI cloud infrastructure, Iranian hackers successfully peddle stolen Trump campaign docs, Russia hacks the nation of Georgia, and a “cyberattack” that wasn’t.

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LinkedIn Hit With $335M Fine for Data Privacy Violations

The networking company found liable for illegally gathering user data for targeted advertising by the Irish Data Protection Commission.

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Russia’s APT29 Mimics AWS to Steal Windows Credentials

Kremlin intelligence carried out a wide-scale phishing campaign in contrast to its usual, more targeted operations.

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SEC Fines Companies Millions for Downplaying SolarWinds Breach

Four companies — Avaya, Check Point, Mimecast, and Unisys — have been charged by the SEC for misleading disclosures in the aftermath of the 2020 SolarWinds compromise.

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