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Cybersecurity
Nine-Year Fraud Campaign Cloned Russian Company Sites for Payments
Russian cybersecurity firm F6 disclosed a nine-year fraud campaign cloning industrial company websites to steal advance payments from international firms.
Cybersecurity
Nimbus Manticore Deploys NightLedger Backdoor Across Three Regions
Iran-linked Nimbus Manticore deployed the new NightLedger backdoor and WebSocket tunnelers against targets in the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia.
Cybersecurity
CyberAv3ngers Suspected in OT Attacks on 30+ Minnesota Water Utilities
More than 30 Minnesota water utilities were disrupted in a coordinated OT attack; Tenable suspects Iran-linked CyberAv3ngers based on targeting patterns.
Cybersecurity
Operation BlueDash Delivers RMM Tools via Fake Teams Lures
Operation BlueDash deploys Level RMM and ScreenConnect against enterprises through fake Microsoft Teams and Zoom pages linked to a Nigerian threat actor.
Cybersecurity
ShinyHunters Claims Ernst & Young Breach via Third-Party System
ShinyHunters posted Ernst & Young to its leak site, claiming a supply-chain attack on a third-party ticket system that exposed client tax and financial data.
Cybersecurity
TELESHIM Backdoor Hits Middle East Governments via Telegram C2
Zscaler ThreatLabz uncovered TELESHIM, MIXEDKEY, and BINDCLOAK — three new malware families an East Asia-linked APT used against Middle Eastern governments.
Cybersecurity
Scattered Spider TfL Hackers Sentenced to Five and a Half Years
UK authorities sentenced two Scattered Spider members to five-and-a-half years each for the 2024 Transport for London attack, the UK's largest cybercrime case.
Cybersecurity
Russian Threat Actor Uses Gemini CLI to Run Dental Clinic Botnet
Trend Micro documented Russian actor 'bandcampro' using Gemini CLI as a hacking assistant in a dental clinic botnet attack on an OpenDental patient database.
Cybersecurity
DragonForce Posts Eighteen Victims Across Eight Countries in 48 Hours
DragonForce posted eighteen victims across eight countries in 48 hours, including a US defense subcontractor, four law firms, and chemical manufacturers.
Cybersecurity
Interlock Hits DC Housing Authority; Play, Nova Post New Victims
Interlock ransomware targeted DC's public housing agency; Play posted five victims across four countries; Nova added three more in a multi-group batch.