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Microsoft Teams tactics, malware connect Black Basta, Cactus ransomware

New research has uncovered further links between the Black Basta and Cactus ransomware gangs, with members of both groups utilizing the same social engineering attacks and the BackConnect proxy malware for post-exploitation access to corporate networks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-teams-tactics-malware-connect-black-basta-cactus-ransomware/
Look up: The new frontier of cyberthreats is in the sky

With increased unidentified drone sightings worldwide, some are concerned they pose a cybersecurity risk. Learn more from Acronis about these risks and a real attack on a Taiwan drone manufacturer. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/look-up-the-new-frontier-of-cyberthreats-is-in-the-sky/
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US charges Chinese hackers linked to critical infrastructure breaches

The US Justice Department has charged Chinese state security officers along with APT27 and i-Soon hackers for network breaches and cyberattacks that have targeted victims globally since 2011. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-charges-chinese-hackers-linked-to-critical-infrastructure-breaches/
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Silk Typhoon hackers now target IT supply chains to breach networks

Microsoft warns that Chinese cyber-espionage threat group 'Silk Typhoon' has shifted its tactics, now targeting remote management tools and cloud services in supply chain attacks that give them access to downstream customers. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/silk-typhoon-hackers-now-target-it-supply-chains-to-breach-networks/
Open-source tool 'Rayhunter' helps users detect Stingray attacks

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has released a free, open-source tool named Rayhunter that is designed to detect cell-site simulators (CSS), also known as IMSI catchers or Stingrays. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/open-source-tool-rayhunter-helps-users-detect-stingray-attacks/
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Free vCISO Course: Turning MSPs and MSSPs into Cybersecurity Powerhouses

The vCISO Academy is a free learning platform to equip service providers with training needed to build and expand their vCISO offerings. Learn more from Cynomi on how the Academy helps you launch or expand your vCISO services. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/free-vciso-course-turning-msps-and-mssps-into-cybersecurity-powerhouses/
Ethereum private key stealer on PyPI downloaded over 1,000 times

A malicious Python Package Index (PyPI)  package named "set-utils" has been stealing Ethereum private keys through intercepted wallet creation functions and exfiltrating them via the Polygon blockchain. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ethereum-private-key-stealer-on-pypi-downloaded-over-1-000-times/
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Cybercrime 'crew' stole $635,000 in Taylor Swift concert tickets

New York prosecutors say that two people working at a third-party contractor for the StubHub online ticket marketplace made $635,000 after almost 1,000 concert tickets and reselling them online. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cybercrime-crew-stole-635-000-in-taylor-swift-concert-tickets/
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US seizes domain of Garantex crypto exchange used by ransomware gangs

The U.S. Secret Service has seized the domain of the sanctioned Russian cryptocurrency exchange Garantex in collaboration with the Department of Justice's Criminal Division, the FBI, and Europol. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-seizes-domain-of-garantex-crypto-exchange-used-by-ransomware-gangs/
Akira ransomware encrypted network from a webcam to bypass EDR

The Akira ransomware gang was spotted using an unsecured webcam to launch encryption attacks on a victim's network, effectively circumventing Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), which was blocking the encryptor in Windows. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/akira-ransomware-encrypted-network-from-a-webcam-to-bypass-edr/
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Data breach at Japanese telecom giant NTT hits 18,000 companies

Japanese telecommunication services provider NTT Communications Corporation (NTT) is warning almost 18,000 corporate customers that their information was compromised during a cybersecurity incident. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/data-breach-at-japanese-telecom-giant-ntt-hits-18-000-companies/
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