Cyber Defense Advisors

Month: November 2024

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  • November 22, 2024

Russian Hackers Deploy HATVIBE and CHERRYSPY Malware Across Europe and Asia

Threat actors with ties to Russia have been linked to a cyber espionage campaign aimed at organizations in Central Asia, East Asia, and Europe. Recorded Future’s Insikt Group, which has assigned the activity cluster the name TAG-110, said it overlaps with a threat group tracked by the Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) as […]

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  • November 22, 2024

China-Linked TAG-112 Targets Tibetan Media with Cobalt Strike Espionage Campaign

A China-linked nation-state group called TAG-112 compromised Tibetan media and university websites in a new cyber espionage campaign designed to facilitate the delivery of the Cobalt Strike post-exploitation toolkit for follow-on information collection. “The attackers embedded malicious JavaScript in these sites, which spoofed a TLS certificate error to trick visitors into downloading a 

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  • November 22, 2024

The Scale of Geoblocking by Nation

Interesting analysis: We introduce and explore a little-known threat to digital equality and freedom­websites geoblocking users in response to political risks from sanctions. U.S. policy prioritizes internet freedom and access to information in repressive regimes. Clarifying distinctions between free and paid websites, allowing trunk cables to repressive states, enforcing transparency in geoblocking, and removing ambiguity […]

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  • November 22, 2024

Unlocking Google Workspace Security: Are You Doing Enough to Protect Your Data?

Google Workspace has quickly become the productivity backbone for businesses worldwide, offering an all-in-one suite with email, cloud storage and collaboration tools. This single-platform approach makes it easy for teams to connect and work efficiently, no matter where they are, enabling seamless digital transformation that’s both scalable and adaptable. As companies shift from traditional, on-premises […]

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  • November 22, 2024

Microsoft, Meta, and DOJ Disrupt Global Cybercrime and Fraudulent Networks

Meta Platforms, Microsoft, and the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) have announced independent actions to tackle cybercrime and disrupt services that enable scams, fraud, and phishing attacks. To that end, Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) said it seized 240 fraudulent websites associated with an Egypt-based cybercrime facilitator named Abanoub Nady (aka MRxC0DER and mrxc0derii), who […]

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  • November 22, 2024

PyPI Attack: ChatGPT, Claude Impersonators Deliver JarkaStealer via Python Libraries

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two malicious packages uploaded to the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that impersonated popular artificial intelligence (AI) models like OpenAI ChatGPT and Anthropic Claude to deliver an information stealer called JarkaStealer. The packages, named gptplus and claudeai-eng, were uploaded by a user named “Xeroline” in November 2023, attracting 

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  • November 21, 2024

Feds Charge Five Men in ‘Scattered Spider’ Roundup

Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles this week unsealed criminal charges against five men alleged to be members of a hacking group responsible for dozens of cyber intrusions at major U.S. technology companies between 2021 and 2023, including LastPass, MailChimp, Okta, T-Mobile and Twilio. A visual depiction of the attacks by the SMS phishing group known […]

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Resilience is the New Hack-Proof: The Only Way to Outsmart Cybercriminals

Resilience is the New Hack-Proof: The Only Way to Outsmart Cybercriminals 5 Game-Changing Strategies to Stay Ahead of Cyber Threats The digital world isn’t just a playground—it’s a battlefield. If you want to survive—and thrive—you need more than just cybersecurity. You need cyber resilience. A groundbreaking report from the World Economic Forum and the University […]

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  • November 21, 2024

750,000 patients’ medical records exposed after data breach at French hospital

When we think about our data being leaked onto the internet, we often picture it as our financial records, our passwords, our names and addresses… what is less often considered is the exposure of our private medical information. A French hospital has found itself in the unenviable position of learning that hackers have gained access […]

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