For the past few months, I waited for Vinny Troia of Night Lion Security to publish a report he prepared that would contain proof to support his claims that certain named individuals were members of thedarkoverlord. In the last few weeks, Troia expanded his claims to assert that he had also identified members of GnosticPlayers…
Category: Hack
Israeli Water Infrastructure Hit Again by Cyberattacks
Yoni Weiss reports: The cyberattacks on Israeli infrastructure continue, with the Israeli Water Authority confirming on Thursday that another cyberattack targeted two Israeli water infrastructure facilities this week. According to officials, the attacks were aimed at agricultural water pumps in the Upper Galilee and infrastructure in the center of the country. The hacks did not cause…
Iranian Spies Accidentally Leaked Videos of Themselves Hacking
Andy Greenberg reports: WHEN SECURITY RESEARCHERS piece together the blow-by-blow of a state-sponsored hacking operation, they’re usually following a thin trail of malicious code samples, network logs, and connections to faraway servers. That detective work gets significantly easier when hackers record what they’re doing and upload the video to an unprotected server on the open internet….
“We take data protection very seriously,” New Zealand Friday edition
There were two incidents concerning New Zealand leaks or breaches in my news feed this morning. One of them caught my attention because the story didn’t seem accurate — and not because the reporters weren’t reporting accurately, but because the entity may not have been fully transparent or accurate about the incident. First: Mandy Te,…
Russian hackers suspected in Covid-19 vaccine intellectual property theft, report says
Alaric Dearment reports: Computer hackers “almost certainly” part of Russian intelligence services have a new target: Covid-19 vaccine development efforts. In a report Thursday, the U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre and Canada’s Communications Security Establishment said that the hacker group APT29, also known as “Cozy Bear” and “The Dukes,” had been targeting various organizations involved with Covid-19…
A hacker used Twitter’s own ‘admin’ tool to spread cryptocurrency scam
Zack Whittaker reports: A hacker allegedly behind a spate of Twitter account hacks on Wednesday gained access to a Twitter “admin” tool on the company’s network that allowed them to hijack high-profile Twitter accounts to spread a cryptocurrency scam, according to a person with direct knowledge of the incident. The account hijacks hit some of the most prominent…