Chinese Hacking Group APT41 Infiltrates Global Shipping and Tech Sectors, Mandiant Warns

July 18, 2024 at 03:03PM SecurityWeek Network offers cybersecurity news, webcasts, virtual events, and covers a wide range of topics including malware, cyberwarfare, data breaches, ransomware, and more. It also features specific tracks on ICS cybersecurity, industrial cybersecurity, and information on cybersecurity funding and M&A activity. Based on the meeting notes, it seems like the … Read more

Millions of OpenSSH Servers Potentially Vulnerable to Remote regreSSHion Attack

July 1, 2024 at 08:21AM The SecurityWeek Network covers cybersecurity news, webcasts, and virtual events. It includes topics such as malware, cyberwarfare, data breaches, ransomware, and incident response. Additionally, it provides information on security operations, threat intelligence, risk management, and CISO strategy. Furthermore, it focuses on ICS/OT and industrial cybersecurity, as well as cyber insurance … Read more

Russian National Indicted for Cyber Attacks on Ukraine Before 2022 Invasion

June 27, 2024 at 04:36AM A 22-year-old Russian national was indicted in the U.S. for cyber attacks against Ukraine prior to Russia’s invasion in 2022. Amin Stigal, linked to Russian military intelligence, used a wiper malware called WhisperGate. In a separate case, Remy St Felix, a Florida man, was convicted for violent home invasions to … Read more

WhisperGate suspect indicted as US offers a $10M bounty for his capture

June 26, 2024 at 08:47PM A 22-year-old Russian, Amin Timovich Stigal, has been indicted by the US Department of Justice for allegedly targeting Ukrainian government computers in a cyber attack known as “WhisperGate”. Stigal faces a potential five-year prison sentence and a $10 million reward has been offered for information leading to his location. The … Read more

Wikileaks’ Julian Assange Released from U.K. Prison, Heads to Australia

June 25, 2024 at 01:54AM WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been released in the U.K. after serving over five years in a maximum-security prison. He pleaded guilty to conspiring to obtain and disclose classified U.S. national defense documents and is set to be sentenced for 62 months already served. Assange has left the country for … Read more

PoC Published for Exploited Check Point VPN Vulnerability

June 3, 2024 at 08:45AM SecurityWeek Network provides cybersecurity news, webcasts, and virtual events. Their content covers various topics including malware, cyberwarfare, data breaches, ransomware, and more. Additionally, they focus on areas such as incident response, risk management, and CISO strategy, as well as industrial cybersecurity and funding/M&A in the cybersecurity industry. It seems like … Read more

Snowflake Data Breach Impacts Ticketmaster, Other Organizations

June 3, 2024 at 07:45AM SecurityWeek Network provides cybersecurity news, webcasts, virtual events, and covers various topics including malware, cyberwarfare, data breaches, fraud, ransomware, vulnerabilities, incident response, and more. It also addresses security in areas such as IoT, cloud, mobile, network, and offers insights on risk management, cyber insurance, and CISO strategy, among other subjects. … Read more

Ukrainian, Latvian TV Hijacked to Broadcast Russian Celebrations

May 13, 2024 at 04:04PM Russian hackers hijacked Ukrainian TV channels to air a Victory Day parade honoring WWII defeat of Nazi Germany. At least 15 channels were interrupted and replaced with Russian footage. Astra communication satellites owned by Luxembourg-based SES were disrupted. Ukraine urges TV broadcasters to use alternative methods. Latvian network Balticom was … Read more

Iran most likely to launch destructive cyber-attack against US – ex-Air Force intel analyst

May 10, 2024 at 05:15PM China is the top cyber threat to the US government, critical infrastructure, and private-sector networks, according to the nation’s intelligence community. However, cybersecurity strategist Crystal Morin believes a destructive cyber-attack against the US would come from Iran before any other source. She concurs with US spy agencies that China remains … Read more

‘Four horsemen of cyber’ look back on 2008 DoD IT breach that led to US Cyber Command

May 10, 2024 at 09:08AM A malware-infected USB inserted into a military laptop in Afghanistan in 2008 caused the worst US military breach, leading to the formation of the US Cyber Command. The malware, suspected to be from Russian cyber spies, infected DoD systems and prompted Operation Buckshot Yankee. The Four Horsemen of Cyber discussed … Read more