Daily Cyber Brief
Stolen missile system data emerges on the dark web, over 2.5M student loan accounts were exposed, and Turkish malware is found in 11 different countries...
Cybersecurity
US military and intelligence entities are renewing their efforts to protect electoral procedures from hacking and disinformation before and during the November midterms elections. The news comes from the US Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) and the National Security…
Russia is reportedly targeting Montenegro with a large-scale hacking operation. The country's Agency of National Security (ANB) said on Aug. 26 that Montenegro is "under a hybrid war at the moment," ABC News reports(Opens in a new window), adding that "coordinated…
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning investors that cybercriminals are increasingly exploiting security vulnerabilities in Decentralized Finance (DeFi) platforms to steal cryptocurrency. "The FBI has observed cyber criminals exploiting vulnerabilities in the…
Turkish-speaking hackers are spreading crypto-mining malware through free software download sites, including one offering a fake Google Translate desktop app, according to new research. Cybersecurity firm Check Point on Monday said it discovered the campaign at the…
A new ransomware strain written in Golang dubbed "Agenda" has been spotted in the wild, targeting healthcare and education entities in Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and Thailand. "Agenda can reboot systems in safe mode, attempts to stop many server-specific…
NATO is investigating the leak of data reportedly stolen from a European missile systems firm, which hackers have put up for sale on the Dark Web, according to a published report. The leaked data includes blueprints of weapons used by Ukraine in its current war with…
A new malware campaign disguised as Google Translate or MP3 downloader programs was found distributing cryptocurrency mining malware across 11 countries. The fake applications are being distributed through legitimate free software sites, providing broad exposure to the…
Major library supplier Baker & Taylor is struggling to bring systems back online after a ransomware attack last week. The nearly 200-year-old company calls itself the largest supplier of library content, software and services to public and academic libraries in the U.S…
Data for over 2.5 million individuals with student loans from Oklahoma Student Loan Authority (OSLA) and EdFinancial was exposed after hackers breached the systems of technology services provider Nelnet Servicing. Technology services from Nelnet Servicing…
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Friday added 10 new actively exploited vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog, including a high-severity security flaw affecting industrial automation software from Delta…