Daily Cyber Brief
A Russian hacktivist group claims responsibility for hacks on U.S. gov sites, Eternity is now offering LilithBot MaaS to criminals, and an Australian teen is charged with extortion...
Cybersecurity
A hacktivist group with ties to the Russian government has claimed credit for cyberattacks on the government websites of three US states: Colorado, Kentucky, and Mississippi. The sites for Mississippi and Kentucky were functioning Thursday, following the Russian cyberattacks…
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned today of foreign influence operations that might spread disinformation to affect the results of this year's midterm elections. The federal law enforcement agency warned that foreign actors are actively spreading election…
NSA, CISA, and the FBI revealed today the top security vulnerabilities most exploited by hackers backed by the People's Republic of China (PRC) to target government and critical infrastructure networks. The three federal agencies said in a joint advisory that Chinese…
Security researchers have shared details about a now-addressed security flaw in Apple's macOS operating system that could be potentially exploited to run malicious applications in a manner that can bypass Apple's security measures. The vulnerability, tracked as…
Uber's former chief security officer was convicted of federal charges for illegally covering up the theft of Uber drivers' and customers' personal information in 2016. Joe Sullivan was originally charged in 2020 with obstruction of justice and misprision. He was convicted on…
The threat actor behind the malware-as-a-service (MaaS) called Eternity has been linked to new piece of malware called LilithBot. "It has advanced capabilities to be used as a miner, stealer, and a clipper along with its persistence mechanisms," Zscaler ThreatLabz researchers…
One of the largest non-profit healthcare providers in the US has been hit by a suspected ransomware attack which has already impacted multiple locations around the country. CommonSpirit claims to run over 1000 sites and 140 hospitals in 21 states. In a brief message…
Australian Federal Police (AFP) arrested a 19-year-old man in Sydney for allegedly extorting victims of the recent Optus hack. The teen, who wasn’t identified by name, is accused of using some of the 10,200 stolen Optus records posted online to blackmail customers of the…
Bouncing back from a hack doesn’t always happen quickly, even at Fast Company. The business news outlet’s website (and its sister sites Inc.com and Mansueto.com) finally came back online on Wednesday afternoon, according to a blog post. The sites were shut down for…
Meta has sued several Chinese companies doing business as HeyMods, Highlight Mobi, and HeyWhatsApp for developing and allegedly using "unofficial" WhatsApp Android apps to steal over one million WhatsApp accounts starting May 2022. Meta's complaint says these…