U.S. Treasury Sanctions Beijing Cybersecurity Firm for State-Backed Hacking Campaigns The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Friday issued sanctions against a Beijing-based cybersecurity company known as Integrity Technology Group, Incorporated for orchestrating several cyber attacks against U.S. victims. These attacks have been publicly attributed to Read more…
North Korean Hackers Pull Off $308M Bitcoin Heist from Crypto Firm DMM Bitcoin Japanese and U.S. authorities have formerly attributed the theft of cryptocurrency worth $308 million from cryptocurrency company DMM Bitcoin in May 2024 to North Korean cyber actors. “The theft is affiliated with TraderTraitor threat activity, which is Read more…
Researchers Uncover 4-Month Cyberattack on U.S. Firm Linked to Chinese Hackers A suspected Chinese threat actor targeted a large U.S. organization earlier this year as part of a four-month-long intrusion. According to Broadcom-owned Symantec, the first evidence of the malicious activity was detected on April 11, 2024 and continued until Read more…
Firm hacked after accidentally hiring North Korean cyber criminal Getty Images A company has been hacked after accidentally hiring a North Korean cyber criminal as a remote IT worker. The unidentified firm hired the technician after he faked his employment history and personal details. Once given access to the company’s Read more…
New Cross-Platform Malware KTLVdoor Discovered in Attack on Chinese Trading Firm Sep 05, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Attack / Malware The Chinese-speaking threat actor known as Earth Lusca has been observed using a new backdoor dubbed KTLVdoor as part of a cyber attack targeting an unnamed trading company based in China. The Read more…
U.S. Cracks Down on Predatory Spyware Firm for Targeting Officials and Journalists The U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned two individuals and five entities associated with the Intellexa Alliance for their role in “developing, operating, and distributing” commercial spyware designed to target government officials, journalists, Read more…