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Police warn partnership with tech industry ‘at risk’ over end-to-end encryption
The partnership between law enforcement and the technology industry is “at risk” due to end-to-end encryption, warned a joint declaration on Sunday from European police chiefs. Although the company ...
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Security firm Kaspersky believes it found new CIA malware
Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky said today it discovered new malware that appears to have been developed by the US Central Intelligence Agency. Kaspersky said it discovered the malware in "a collection ...
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US gov’t stopped Iranian hackers who ‘gained access’ to 2020 election infrastructure
SAN FRANCISCO — Two U.S. cybersecurity agencies took actions to protect the 2020 presidential election from Iranian hackers, and thwarted digital criminals who targeted a trio of federal agencies, ...
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South Carolina county gov’t hit with ransomware attack
The South Carolina county of Spartanburg is dealing with a ransomware attack that has limited its IT and phone systems. In a statement to Recorded Future News, Spartanburg County spokesperson Kay ...
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Ransomware gang wants to short the stock price of their victims
The operators of the Darkside ransomware are expanding their extortion tactics with a new technique aimed at companies that are listed on NASDAQ or other stock markets. In a message posted on their ...
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Hackers to show they can take over a European Space Agency satellite
Cybersecurity researchers will show this week how they seized control of a European Space Agency (ESA) satellite in a demonstration that has been described as the world’s first ethical satellite ...
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More than $13 million stolen from DeFi platform Deus Finance
Decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Deus Finance confirmed reports that an attacker used an illicit method to steal millions of dollars on Wednesday evening. Two blockchain security firms, ...
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Ransomware gang leaks court and prisoner files from Illinois Attorney General Office
The operators of the DopplePaymer ransomware have leaked a large collection of files from the Illinois Office of the Attorney General after negotiations have broken down and officials refused to pay a ...
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Chinese-speaking hackers compromised Tencent app to spy on nonprofit, report says
An alleged Chinese government-backed hacking group targeted a nonprofit organization in China with custom malware designed to spy on its victims and collect data from their devices, according to new ...
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Rio de Janeiro finance department hit with LockBit ransomware
The Secretary of State for Finance of Rio de Janeiro confirmed on Friday that it was dealing with a ransomware attack on its systems. The LockBit ransomware group claimed to have attacked systems ...
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First draft of controversial UN Cybercrime Treaty slated for June
SAN FRANCISCO — The first draft of the UN Cybercrime Treaty will be released in June after years of debate and concern over what the document might cover. The UN General Assembly voted in December ...
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The hacker Bassterlord in his own words: Portrait of an access broker as a young man
What makes a hacker tick? That’s what we wanted to find out when we reached out to a 27-year-old hacker in Ukraine named Bassterlord. He’s been a member of some of the most infamous hacking crews of ...