Cyber Defense Advisors

Year: 2023

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  • July 4, 2023

Mexico-Based Hacker Targets Global Banks with Android Malware

An e-crime actor of Mexican provenance has been linked to an Android mobile malware campaign targeting financial institutions globally, but with a specific focus on Spanish and Chilean banks, from June 2021 to April 2023. The activity is being attributed to an actor codenamed Neo_Net, according to security researcher Pol Thill. The findings were published by […]

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  • July 4, 2023

New Chinese APT campaign found targeting European embassies

A China-based advanced persistent threat (APT) campaign has been targeting European government entities focused on foreign and domestic policies, according to research by Check Point. The campaign, dubbed SmugX, uses HTML smuggling, a technique in which attackers hide malicious payloads inside HTML documents. Active since December 2022, the campaign is likely a direct continuation of […]

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Four Men Face 20 Years For Money Laundering Charges

They allegedly helped to clean money stolen from the elderly and vulnerable

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Four Men Face 20 Years For Money Laundering Charges

They allegedly helped to clean money stolen from the elderly and vulnerable

Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends

Four Men Face 20 Years For Money Laundering Charges

They allegedly helped to clean money stolen from the elderly and vulnerable

Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends

Dublin Airport staff pay details stolen by hackers after MOVEit attack at third-party provider Aon

Staff at Dublin Airport have been warned that their personal data has fallen into the hands of hackers, following a data breach at a third-party service provider. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

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  • July 4, 2023

Israel Aided UAE in Defending Against DDoS Attack

Israel’s cyber head points finger at Iran-backed MuddyWater APT group as the perpetrator of a recent attack against a university.

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  • July 4, 2023

Russian Satellite Internet Downed via Attackers Claiming Ties to Wagner Group

Attribution for the cyberattack on Dozor-Teleport remains murky, but the effects are real — downed communications and compromised data.

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