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Twitter Whistleblower Complaint: The TL;DR Version

By Threatpost — August 24^th 2022 at 14:17

Twitter is blasted for security and privacy lapses by the company’s former head of security who alleges the social media giant’s actions amount to a national security risk.

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APT Lazarus Targets Engineers with macOS Malware

By Elizabeth Montalbano — August 17^th 2022 at 15:07

The North Korean APT is using a fake job posting for Coinbase in a cyberespionage campaign targeting users of both Apple and Intel-based systems.

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Black Hat and DEF CON Roundup

By Threatpost — August 15^th 2022 at 13:56

‘Summer Camp’ for hackers features a compromised satellite, a homecoming for hackers and cyberwarfare warnings.

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Messaging Apps Tapped as Platform for Cybercriminal Activity

By Elizabeth Montalbano — July 27^th 2022 at 16:57

Built-in Telegram and Discord services are fertile ground for storing stolen data, hosting malware and using bots for nefarious purposes.

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Emerging H0lyGh0st Ransomware Tied to North Korea

By Elizabeth Montalbano — July 15^th 2022 at 16:26

Microsoft has linked a threat that emerged in June 2021 and targets small-to-mid-sized businesses to state-sponsored actors tracked as DEV-0530.

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Journalists Emerge as Favored Attack Target for APTs

By Elizabeth Montalbano — July 14^th 2022 at 15:08

Since 2021, various state-aligned threat groups have turned up their targeting of journalists to siphon data and credentials and also track them.

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U.S. Healthcare Orgs Targeted with Maui Ransomware

By Elizabeth Montalbano — July 8^th 2022 at 10:46

State-sponsored actors are deploying the unique malware--which targets specific files and leaves no ransomware note--in ongoing attacks.