August 19, 2024 at 09:43AM Lawmakers call for an investigation into TP-Link routers due to concerns that Chinese-made Wi-Fi routers could give China access to US systems. They argue that TP-Link’s ties to Chinese technology and security laws raise risks of state-sponsored hacking. The company faces scrutiny over the potential threat and its recent separation … Read more
August 15, 2024 at 09:21AM Google has disrupted an Iranian state-sponsored hacking campaign targeting individuals linked to the US elections. The campaign, attributed to APT42, targeted personal email accounts of former US officials and affiliates of President Biden and former President Trump. Google has proactively referred the activity to law enforcement and observed the use … Read more
April 19, 2024 at 03:03PM MITRE Corporation confirmed a state-backed hacking group breached its systems in January 2024 using two Ivanti VPN zero-days. The breach affected the NERVE network used for research. MITRE notified affected parties, authorities, and is restoring operational alternatives. The investigation found no impact on core systems and partners’ systems. CISA issued … Read more
April 13, 2024 at 09:01AM Suspected state-sponsored hackers have exploited an unpatched zero-day in Palo Alto Networks firewalls (CVE-2024-3400) since March 26, breaching internal networks to steal data and credentials. Palo Alto Networks released mitigations until the patches were complete. Volexity tracked the malicious activity (UTA0218) and detected the backdoor ‘Upstyle,’ with detailed exploitation methods … Read more
November 24, 2023 at 06:42AM This week’s cybersecurity roundup includes stories on cyberattacks targeting Russia, a cybersecurity firm COO admitting to hacking hospitals, a hacker breaching hotel networks and faking his own death, a data breach at Idaho National Laboratory, a large phishing campaign distributing malware, GPS attacks against commercial flights, Ukraine firing top cyber … Read more