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Intel officials expect more foreign influence efforts leading up to Election Day
https://cyberscoop.com/us-election-2024-information-operations-russia-china-iran-odni/
Published: September 6, 2024 20:07
U.S. officials said they expect Russia, Iran and China to increase the cadence of influence operations targeting voters over the final two months of this election cycle.
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Major Iranian IT vendor paying large ransom to resolve recent cyberattack
https://cyberscoop.com/iranian-it-vendor-ransom-cyberattack-banks/
Published: September 6, 2024 16:51
The company, Tosan, which provides IT services to 45% of the country’s banks, has paid $561,000 worth of bitcoin so far.Â
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U.S. charges five Russian military members for destructive cyber ops, hack-and-leak campaigns
https://cyberscoop.com/u-s-charges-five-russian-military-members-for-destructive-cyber-ops-hack-and-leak-campaigns/
Published: September 5, 2024 18:26
The hackers were working with a unit in the Russian Main Intelligence Directorate, according to the DOJ.
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Cyber Command leader says budget powers are shaving time to complete tasks that once took years
https://cyberscoop.com/cyber-command-leader-says-budget-powers-are-shaving-time-to-complete-tasks-that-once-took-years/
Published: September 5, 2024 14:34
One example, said Gen. Timothy Haugh, was moving $140 million swiftly for training improvements.
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Planned Parenthood of Montana confirms cyberattack
https://cyberscoop.com/planned-parenthood-of-montana-confirms-cyberattack/
Published: September 5, 2024 14:32
A prolific ransomware operation claims to have stolen 93 gigabytes of data.
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Predator spyware resurfaces with signs of activity, Recorded Future says
https://cyberscoop.com/predator-spyware-resurfaces-with-signs-of-activity-recorded-future-says/
Published: September 5, 2024 14:00
Sanctions and public exposure might have driven Intellexa into silence for months, but that doesn’t mean its Predator spyware is gone for good.
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Justice Department accuses Russia of interfering with 2024 elections
https://cyberscoop.com/doj-russia-interfering-us-elections-2024/
Published: September 4, 2024 19:15
The U.S. government announced indictments, seizures and sanctions against individuals they say were associated with a propaganda campaign targeting the 2024 election.
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Nigerian man sentenced to 5 years for role in BEC operation
https://cyberscoop.com/nigerian-man-sentenced-to-5-years-for-role-in-bec-operation/
Published: September 4, 2024 17:39
The man’s co-defendant was previously sentenced to 10 years after being convicted in a jury trial.
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White House publishes latest plan to protect a key component of the internet
https://cyberscoop.com/white-house-publishes-latest-plan-to-protect-a-key-component-of-the-internet/
Published: September 3, 2024 22:21
The roadmap for enhancing internet routing security follows action from the FCC and others.
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CISA moves away from trying to influence content moderation decisions on election disinformation
https://cyberscoop.com/cisa-moves-away-from-trying-to-influence-content-moderation-decisions-on-election-disinformation/
Published: September 3, 2024 22:02
Director Jen Easterly and other leaders said engaging social media firms to remove inaccurate posts is “not our role.”
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VMWare releases Fusion vulnerability with 8.8 rating
https://cyberscoop.com/vmware-vulnerability-fushion-cve-2024-38811/
Published: September 3, 2024 15:58
The company issued a patch for the high-severity bug that allows arbitrary code execution.
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New ransomware variant has BlackCat-like similarities, report says
https://cyberscoop.com/cicada3301-ransomware-morphisec-blackcat-alphv/
Published: September 3, 2024 13:00
The new malware identified by Morphisec is named after an old internet mystery: Cicada3301.
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Who would be the cyber pros in a second Trump term?
https://cyberscoop.com/trump-cybersecurity-second-term-white-house-cisa/
Published: September 3, 2024 10:00
If elected again, the former president might draw both on returning officials and yet-untapped pockets of talent.
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Disinfo group Spamouflage more aggressively targeting U.S. elections, candidates
https://cyberscoop.com/spamouflage-targeting-us-election-candidates/
Published: September 3, 2024 10:00
Graphika report finds the Chinese-linked group has been creating American personas online and spreading content designed to denigrate both parties and candidates.Â
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