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A 22-year-old New Jersey man has been sentenced to more than 13 years in prison for participating in a firebombing and a shooting at homes in Pennsylvania last year. Patrick McGovern-Allen was the subject of a Sept. 4, 2022 story here about the emergence of “violence-as-a-service” offerings, where random people from the Internet hire themselves…
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Vietnamese threat actors linked to DarkGate malware campaign Pierluigi Paganini October 23, 2023 Researchers linked Vietnamese threat actors to the string of DarkGate malware attacks on entities in the U.K., the U.S., and India. WithSecure researchers linked the recent attacks using the DarkGate malware to a Vietnamese cybercrime group previously known for the usage of…
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ICYMI: Lockbit ransomware gang demanded an 80 million ransom to CDW Pierluigi Paganini October 14, 2023 The Lockbit ransomware gang claims to have hacked the technology services giant CDW and threatens to leak the stolen data. The technology services giant CDW announced it has launched an investigation into claims made by the Lockbit ransomware gang…
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MI5 chief warns of Chinese cyber espionage reached an unprecedented scale Pierluigi Paganini October 22, 2023 MI5 chief warns Chinese cyber espionage reached an epic scale, more than 20,000 people in the UK have now been targeted. The head of MI5, Ken McCallum, warns that Chinese spies targeted more than 20,000 people in the UK.…
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The attack on the International Criminal Court was targeted and sophisticated Pierluigi Paganini October 22, 2023 The International Criminal Court revealed the recent attack was carried out by a threat actor for espionage purposes. The International Criminal Court shared additional information about the cyberattack that hit the organizations in September. In September, the International Criminal…
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 442 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION  |  A threat actor is selling access to Facebook and Instagram’s Police Portal  |  Threat actors breached Okta support system and stole customers’ data  |  US DoJ seized domains used by North Korean IT workers to defraud businesses worldwide  |  Alleged developer of the…
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ICYMI: Adams Ridicules Worries About ‘Terminator’ While Touting AI Robocalls in Mandarin Techno-optimistic New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Monday unveiled a plan he said can convert the notoriously bureaucratic city administration into an AI powerhouse. AI presents a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” to improve city services, the Democratic mayor said.http://dlvr.it/SxmXJ3

A threat actor is selling access to Facebook and Instagram’s Police Portal Pierluigi Paganini October 21, 2023 A threat actor is selling access to Facebook and Instagram’s Police Portal used by law enforcement agencies to request data relating to users under investigation. Cyber security researcher Alon Gal, co-founder & CTO of Hudson Rock, first reported…
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