Daily Cyber Brief
London Police arrest 17-year-old suspected of Uber and GTA6 hacks, Metador group spies on Middle East telecom orgs, and Anonymous leaks personal info of 300K Russian reservists...
Cybersecurity
An Israeli hacker group shut down the Iranian state-controlled Fars News Agency on Sunday night, according to Iranian reports. The group, known as "Army of Thieves," reportedly claimed credit for the cyberattack on the news agency strongly affiliated with Iran's Islamic…
The Duchess of York is among a group of famous faces who have reportedly had their personal details leaked by Russian hackers on the so-called ‘Dark Web’. Prince Andrew’s ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, 62, along with 58-year-old Lady Sarah Chatto – King Charles’ cousin – and Sir…
Data exfiltration malware known as Exmatter and previously linked with the BlackMatter ransomware group is now being upgraded with data corruption functionality that may indicate a new tactic that ransomware affiliates might switch to in the future…
The City of London Police on Friday revealed that it has arrested a 17-year-old teenager from Oxfordshire on suspicion of hacking. "On the evening of Thursday 22 September 2022, the City of London Police arrested a 17-year-old in Oxfordshire on suspicion of hacking…
A new threat actor that has infected a telecommunications company in the Middle East and multiple Internet service providers and universities in the Middle East and Africa is responsible for two "extremely complex" malware platforms — but a lot about the group that…
Vulnerable Microsoft SQL servers are being targeted in a new wave of attacks with FARGO ransomware, security researchers are warning. MS-SQL servers are database management systems holding data for internet services and apps. Disrupting them can cause severe…
A hack-for-hire group that was first exposed in 2019 has expanded its focus to set its sights on entities with business or political ties to Russia. Dubbed Void Balaur, the cyber mercenary collective has a history of launching cyberattacks against biotechnology and telecom…
Multiple npm packages published by the crypto exchange, dYdX, and used by at least 44 cryptocurrency projects appear to have been compromised. Powered by the Ethereum blockchain, dydX is a decentralized exchange platform offering perpetual trading options…
Hacktivist collective Anonymous has claimed to have leaked the personal data of over 300,000 individuals likely to be mobilized by the Russian government to fight in Ukraine. In a message posted on one of the group’s Twitter accounts on Friday, September 23, 2022, Anonymous TV…
The cyber department of Ukraine's Security Service (SSU) has taken down a group of hackers that stole accounts of about 30 million individuals and sold them on the dark web. The hackers used malware to obtain credentials and other sensitive data available on victim…