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Black Basta is latest ransomware group to be hit by leak of chat logs

The Black Basta ransomware group has become the latest criminal enterprise to be hit by a release of internal chat logs, potentially revealing identifying details about the individuals behind the ...
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Ecuador's legislature says hackers attempted to access confidential information

Ecuador's legislature, the National Assembly, reported that it suffered two cyberattacks on Monday aimed at disrupting its systems and accessing sensitive data. The assembly said in a statement that ...
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Yik Yak has returned — and so have reports of cyberbullying, students say

Yik Yak, an anonymous social media app that was shuttered in 2017 after coming under fire for facilitating cyberbullying, was resurrected last year with an emphasis on new protective measures ...
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China’s Salt Typhoon hackers targeting Cisco devices used by telcos, universities

China’s Salt Typhoon campaign to breach telecommunications companies has continued through the new year despite efforts by governments to stop the hackers, researchers said Thursday. Recorded Future’s ...
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Semiconductor industry giant says ransomware attack on supplier will cost it $250 million

Multibillion-dollar corporation Applied Materials, which provides technology for the semiconductor industry, said during an earnings call this week that a ransomware attack on one of its suppliers ...
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Pennsylvania utility says MOVEit breach at vendor exposed some customer data

A Pennsylvania utility company says that basic customer data stolen from one of its vendors in 2023 was recently exposed online, but the incident did not affect its core systems. PPL Electric ...
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Intelligence agencies must explain what they do, says UK’s former cyber spy chief

MUNICH, Germany — Amid a growing scandal over the British government’s reported attempt to force Apple to provide the country’s authorities with access to encrypted iCloud accounts, a former ...
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KlaySwap crypto users lose funds after BGP hijack

Hackers have stolen roughly $1.9 million from South Korean cryptocurrency platform KLAYswap after they pulled off a rare and clever BGP hijack against the server infrastructure of one of the ...
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Neuberger: Defining espionage vs. pre-positioning for attacks is key to battling state actors

MUNICH, GERMANY — Just a week after federal agencies published an advisory about Chinese hackers pre-positioning themselves in U.S. critical infrastructure, the White House’s top cyber official said ...
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Norway PM warns Russian conflict with Europe will ‘not necessarily start in the military field’

MUNICH, GERMANY — A conflict between Russia and other states in Europe beyond Ukraine would “not necessarily start in the military field,” warned Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre at the Munich ...
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White House cyber director’s office set for more power under Trump, experts say

The Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) is poised to become a stronger force in the second Trump administration and will finally operate as the executive branch cybersecurity policy lead that ...
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Sedgwick confirms cyber incident affecting its major federal contractor subsidiary

On New Year’s Eve, the TridentLocker ransomware gang claimed it attacked Sedgwick Government Solutions and stole 3.4 gigabytes of data. A Sedgwick spokesperson confirmed the company is currently ...