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Cybersecurity

Multiple Chinese APTs establish major beachheads inside US infrastructure

August 1, 2023

Via: ArsTechnica

Hacking teams working for the Chinese government are intent on burrowing into the farthest reaches of US infrastructure and establishing permanent presences there if possible. In the past two years, they have scored some wins that could seriously threaten national […]


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North Korea’s Lazarus brings state-sponsored hacking approach to ransomware

July 29, 2020

Via: ArsTechnica

Lazarus—the North Korean state hacking group behind the WannaCry worm, the theft of $81 million from a Bangladesh bank, and the attacks on Sony Pictures—is looking to expand into the ransomware craze, according to researchers from Kaspersky Lab. Like many […]


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Russian cyberops are targeting COVID-19 vaccine R&D, intelligence agencies warn

July 17, 2020

Via: Tech Crunch

Western intelligence agencies say they’ve found evidence that Russian cyber espionage is targeting efforts to develop a coronavirus vaccine in a number of countries. In an advisory report, the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said the Russia-linked cyber espionage […]


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Tipped off by an NSA breach, researchers discover new APT hacking group

November 6, 2019

Via: ArsTechnica

With a tip that came from one of the biggest breaches in US National Security Agency history, researchers have discovered a new hacking group that infected targets with a previously unknown piece of advanced malware. Hints of the APT—short for […]


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Justice Department files criminal charges against seven Russian spies over Fancy Bear cyberattacks

October 4, 2018

Via: Tech Crunch

U.S. prosecutors have charged seven suspects accused of working for the Russian GRU, the country’s military intelligence unit. The Justice Department’s National Security Division alleged the seven hackers were part of “a conspiracy to use computer hacking to obtain non-public, […]


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You’ll never guess where Russian spies are hiding their control servers

June 7, 2017

Via: ArsTechnica

A Russian-speaking hacking group that, for years, has targeted governments around the world is experimenting with a clever new method that uses social media sites to conceal espionage malware once it infects a network of interest. According to a report […]