Iranian Hackers Maintain 2-Year Access to Middle East CNI via VPN Flaws and Malware

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An Iranian state-sponsored threat group has been attributed to a long-term cyber intrusion aimed at a critical national infrastructure (CNI) in the Middle East that lasted nearly two years.
The activity, which lasted from at least May 2023 to February 2025, entailed “extensive espionage operations and suspected network prepositioning – a tactic often used to maintain persistent access for future

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U.S. Charges Yemeni Hacker Behind Black Kingdom Ransomware Targeting 1,500 Systems

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday announced charges against a 36-year-old Yemeni national for allegedly deploying the Black Kingdom ransomware against global targets, including businesses, schools, and hospitals in the United States.
Rami Khaled Ahmed of Sana’a, Yemen, has been charged with one count of conspiracy, one count of intentional damage to a protected computer, and one

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RSAC 2025: Why the AI agent era means more demand for CISOS

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Caption: CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz delivers a stark warning at RSAC 2025: “Cyber risk is now the defining business risk for every board,” as CISOs rise to prominence alongside CFOs in boardroom decision-making.

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What NYDFS Rules Mean for Businesses (Inside & Outside of NY)

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Starting this month, finance companies operating in New York must implement a variety of protections against unauthorized access to IT systems.

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UK Retailers Reeling From Likely Ransomware Attacks

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A series of cyberattacks have struck multiple major British retailers in recent weeks, and a ransomware gang has reportedly claimed responsibility.

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US indicts Yemeni man in Black Kingdom ransomware attacks

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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California announced charges against Rami Khaled Ahmed for allegedly helping to develop and deploy Black Kingdom, which infected “approximately 1,500 computer systems.”

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Mike Waltz Has Somehow Gotten Even Worse at Using Signal

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A photo taken this week showed Mike Waltz using an app that looks like—but is not—Signal to communicate with top officials. “I don’t even know where to start with this,” says one expert.

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Police Seize Dark Web Shop Pygmalion, Access User Data from 7K Orders

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German police seized the dark web shop Pygmalion, gaining access to customer data linked to over 7,000 drug…

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Dating app Raw exposed users’ location data and personal information

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The app claims it uses end-to-end encryption, but spilled its users’ dating preferences and granular location data to the open web.

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Attackers Ramp Up Efforts Targeting Developer Secrets

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Software teams need to follow security best practices to eliminate the leak of secrets, as threat actors increase their scanning for configuration and repository files.

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