Dec 24, 2023NewsroomCyber Crime / Data Breach Two British teens part of the LAPSUS$ cyber crime and extortion gang have been sentenced for their roles in orchestrating a string of high-profile attacks against a number of companies. Arion Kurtaj, an 18-year-old from Oxford, has been sentenced to an indefinite hospital order due to his intent to get back to cybercrime "as soon … [Read more...] about British LAPSUS$ Teen Members Sentenced for High-Profile Attacks
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Worok Hackers Target High-Profile Asian Companies and Governments
High-profile companies and local governments located primarily in Asia are the subjects of targeted attacks by a previously undocumented espionage group dubbed Worok that has been active since late 2020. "Worok's toolset includes a C++ loader CLRLoad, a PowerShell backdoor PowHeartBeat, and a C# loader PNGLoad that uses steganography to extract hidden malicious payloads from … [Read more...] about Worok Hackers Target High-Profile Asian Companies and Governments
Several High-Profile Accounts Hacked in the Biggest Twitter Hack of All Time
Social media platform Twitter, earlier today on Wednesday, was on fire after it suffered one of the biggest cyberattacks in its history.A number of high-profile Twitter accounts, including those of US presidential candidate Joe Biden, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Uber, and Apple, were breached simultaneously in what's a far-reaching hacking campaign carried out … [Read more...] about Several High-Profile Accounts Hacked in the Biggest Twitter Hack of All Time
InvisiMole Hackers Target High-Profile Military and Diplomatic Entities
Cybersecurity researchers today uncovered the modus operandi of an elusive threat group that hacks into the high-profile military and diplomatic entities in Eastern Europe for espionage.The findings are part of a collaborative analysis by cybersecurity firm ESET and the impacted firms, resulting in an extensive look into InvisiMole's operations and the group's tactics, tools, … [Read more...] about InvisiMole Hackers Target High-Profile Military and Diplomatic Entities