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Russian military hackers revive advanced malware to spy on Ukraine, researchers say

Russian state hacker group APT28 has revived a sophisticated cyber-espionage toolkit to spy on Ukrainian targets, including military personnel, according to a report published Tuesday by cybersecurity ...
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Ransomware attack continues to disrupt healthcare in London nearly two years later

More than 18 months after a ransomware attack disrupted care at hospitals in South East London, internal documents show at least one NHS trust is still working without fully restored systems and ...
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China-linked hackers targeted Mongolian government using Slack, Discord for covert communications

A previously undocumented China-aligned threat actor targeted a Mongolian government entity and used popular communication platforms such as Discord, Slack and Microsoft 365 Outlook to manage its ...
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Russia conducting daily attacks on UK 'from seabed to cyberspace,' spy chief warns

BLETCHLEY PARK, England — The head of Britain's cyber and signals intelligence agency delivered a stark warning Wednesday that Russia is conducting daily hybrid attacks against the United Kingdom and ...
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Toronto police arrest three in Canada’s first mobile SMS blaster case

Canadian police have arrested three men in what authorities describe as the country’s first known criminal case involving the use of a mobile “SMS blaster,” a device capable of impersonating a ...
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University of Nottingham confirms cyber incident as Shiny Hunters group claims data theft

The University of Nottingham in England confirmed a cyber incident Wednesday, announcing a “significant amount” of data affecting both current and former students had been accessed by an external ...
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Researcher publishes GitHub token-stealing exploit, blames Microsoft’s disclosure process

A security researcher published a working exploit Tuesday for a flaw in Microsoft's VS Code allowing an attacker to steal a victim's GitHub access token with a single link click — saying he had ...
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CISA directive for AI executive order to be released this week, Andersen says

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) plans to release a directive to federal agencies detailing actions required to carry out the president’s artificial intelligence executive ...
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DHS chief signals efforts to reshape CISA

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Wednesday said he would revitalize the government's lead civilian cyber agency, a frequent target of President Donald Trump’s ire. The Cybersecurity and ...
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New cyber force would cost up to $11 billion to start, commission says

A U.S. military branch dedicated to cyber warfare, on par with the Army or Navy, would cost up to $11 billion to establish and should consist of around 30,000 personnel in order to bolster the ...
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FBI warns extortion hackers are visiting US law firms to steal data

A cyber extortion group linked to the now-defunct Conti ransomware syndicate is increasingly targeting U.S. law firms through a mix of phishing, fake IT support calls, and even in-person visits to ...
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FBI warns of Kali365 phishing-as-a-service after April Microsoft 365 attacks

Cybercriminals are using a new, easy-to-use service to trick people into giving them access to their Microsoft 365 accounts, according to the FBI. The law enforcement agency published an advisory on ...