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Discord blocked in Russia and Turkey for spreading illegal content
Discord has been suddenly blocked in Russia and Turkey since yesterday due to illegal activity residing on the platform, leaving legitimate users in those countries unable to visit the website or connect to the service.
- October 09, 2024
- 09:37 AM
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European govt air-gapped systems breached using custom malware
An APT hacking group known as GoldenJackal has successfully breached air-gapped government systems in Europe using two custom toolsets to steal sensitive data, like emails, encryption keys, images, archives, and documents.
- October 08, 2024
- 11:54 AM
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State of Browser Attacks: Learn from John Hammond, Troy Hunt & Matt Johansen
Join Push Security's free three-part webinar series where top security researchers break down the browser-based attacks driving today's biggest breaches - from AiTM phishing and ConsentFix to compromised credentials and session hijacking.
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U.S. govt agency CMS says data breach impacted 3.1 million people
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) federal agency announced earlier this month that health and personal information of more than three million health plan beneficiaries was exposed in the MOVEit attacks Cl0p ransomware conducted last year.
- September 24, 2024
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Germany seizes 47 crypto exchanges used by ransomware gangs
German law enforcement seized 47 cryptocurrency exchange services hosted in the country that facilitated illegal money laundering activities for cybercriminals, including ransomware gangs.
- September 19, 2024
- 10:28 AM
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Europol takes down "Ghost" encrypted messaging platform used for crime
Europol and law enforcement from nine countries successfully dismantled an encrypted communications platform called "Ghost," which was used by organized crime such as drug trafficking and money laundering.
- September 18, 2024
- 05:06 PM
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Researcher sued for sharing data stolen by ransomware with media
The City of Columbus, Ohio, has filed a lawsuit against security researcher David Leroy Ross, aka Connor Goodwolf, accusing him of illegally downloading and disseminating data stolen from the City's IT network and leaked by the Rhysida ransomware gang.
- August 30, 2024
- 10:44 AM
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Audit finds notable security gaps in FBI's storage media management
An audit from the Department of Justice's Office of the Inspector General (OIG) identified "significant weaknesses" in FBI's inventory management and disposal of electronic storage media containing sensitive and classified information.
- August 25, 2024
- 10:14 AM
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Man sentenced for hacking state registry to fake his own death
A 39-year old man from Somerset, Kentucky, was sentenced to 81 months in federal prison for identity theft and faking his own death in government registry systems.
- August 21, 2024
- 06:11 PM
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SEC ends probe into MOVEit attacks impacting 95 million people
The SEC concludes its investigation into Progress Software's handling of the widespread exploitation of a MOVEit Transfer zero-day flaw that exposed data of over 95 million people.
- August 07, 2024
- 06:35 PM
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DuckDuckGo blocked in Indonesia over porn, gambling search results
Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo has been blocked in Indonesia by its government after citizens reportedly complained about pornographic and online gambling content in its search results.
- August 02, 2024
- 12:16 PM
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CISA and FBI: DDoS attacks won’t impact US election integrity
CISA and the FBI said today that Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks targeting election infrastructure will, at most, hinder public access to information but will have no impact on the integrity or security of the 2024 U.S. general election processes.
- July 31, 2024
- 01:50 PM
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Biden bans Kaspersky antivirus software in US over security concerns
Today, the Biden administration has announced an upcoming ban of Kaspersky antivirus software and the pushing of software updates to US companies and consumers, giving customers until September 29, 2024, to find alternative security software.
- June 20, 2024
- 06:38 PM
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City of Cleveland shuts down IT systems after cyberattack
The City of Cleveland, Ohio, is currently dealing with a cyberattack that has forced it to take citizen-facing services offline, including the public offices and facilities at Erieview and the City Hall.
- June 11, 2024
- 12:54 PM
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Poland says Russian military hackers target its govt networks
Poland says a state-backed threat group linked to Russia's military intelligence service (GRU) has been targeting Polish government institutions throughout the week.
- May 09, 2024
- 07:14 PM
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US govt sanctions Iranians linked to government cyberattacks
The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned four Iranian nationals for their involvement in cyberattacks against the U.S. government, defense contractors, and private companies.
- April 23, 2024
- 02:40 PM
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CISA makes its "Malware Next-Gen" analysis system publicly available
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released a new version of "Malware Next-Gen," now allowing the public to submit malware samples for analysis by CISA.
- April 11, 2024
- 06:27 PM
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US State Department investigates alleged theft of government data
The U.S. Department of State is investigating claims of a cyber incident after a threat actor leaked documents allegedly stolen from a government contractor.
- April 03, 2024
- 02:55 PM
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PornHub now also blocks Texas over age verification laws
PornHub has now added Texas to its blocklist, preventing users in the state from accessing its site in protest of age verification laws.
- March 15, 2024
- 01:11 PM
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Apple blames Spotify for $1.95 billion fine over "abusive" App store rules
The European Commission has fined Apple €1.8 billion, or approximately $1.95 billion, for allegedly abusing its market dominance in music streaming app distribution to prevent developers from promoting cheaper services outside the app.
- March 04, 2024
- 12:58 PM
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U.S. charges Iranian for hacks on defense orgs, offers $10M for info
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has unveiled an indictment against Alireza Shafie Nasab, a 39-year-old Iranian national, for his role in a cyber-espionage campaign targeting U.S. government and defense entities.
- March 01, 2024
- 09:47 AM
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