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APRIL 16, 2025

It is not a first time that smartphones come with pre-installed malware, earlier 2015, the security firm Bluebox discovered a preinstalled malware , many malicious apps, and a series of security holes on the Xiaomi Mi 4 smartphone.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Over 500,000 Activision accounts may have been hacked in a new data breach that the gaming firm suffered on September 20. “All Call of Duty players should be on notice after a major Activision hack has left millions of accounts in limbo.” Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 14, 2025

The malware was operated by a China-linked threat actor, known as Mustang Panda (aka Twill Typhoon, to steal sensitive information from victim computers. According to court documents, the Chinese government paid Mustang Panda to develop PlugX malware, used since 2014 to target U.S., European, and Asian entities.

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AUGUST 17, 2020

The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat confirmed that thousands of user accounts for online Canadian government services were recently hacked. According to a press release issued by the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, thousands of user accounts for online government services were recently hacked. Pierluigi Paganini.

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AUGUST 21, 2020

During the ordinary monitoring of Deepweb and Darkweb , researchers at Cyble came across the leak disclosure post published by the Maze ransomware operators that claim the hack of the Hoa Sen Group. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Maze Ransomware Operators).

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AUGUST 22, 2020

Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Discount Rules). The post Thousands of WordPress WooCommerce stores potentially exposed to hack appeared first on Security Affairs.

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AUGUST 13, 2020

To check if your information has been exposed in this and other data leaks, you can search for your email using the Cyble’s “ Am I Breached” data breach monitoring service. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. SecurityAffairs – hacking, gun exchange). Pierluigi Paganini.

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AUGUST 11, 2020

Below the speech made by the experts last week at DEF CON 28SM hacking virtual conference. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Samsung Find My Mobile). Pierluigi Paganini.

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DECEMBER 8, 2024

Now He Wants to Help You Escape, Too Dozens of Countries Hit in Chinese Telecom Hacking Campaign, Top U.S. officials urge Americans to use encrypted apps amid unprecedented cyberattack The Great Pokmon Go Spy Panic Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs hacking,newsletter)

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OCTOBER 4, 2020

Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. SecurityAffairs – hacking, HP). The post HP Device Manager flaws expose Windows systems to hack appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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DECEMBER 18, 2024

Kaspersky first identified the APT group in 2014, but experts believe the cyber espionage campaign had already been active for over five years. ” Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs hacking,APT)

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FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Introduced in December 2014 (OpenSSH 6.8p1), this flaw remained active, with FreeBSD enabling VerifyHostKeyDNS by default from 2013 to 2023, increasing exposure. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs hacking,DoS)

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MARCH 31, 2025

The APT group has been launching cyber-espionage campaigns against Ukraine since at least 2014. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs hacking,Ukraine) The threat actor is using troop-related lures to deploy the Remcos RAT via PowerShell downloader.

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

.” ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Energetic Bear). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 24, 2023

First advertised in the cybercrime underground in 2014, RSOCKS was the web-based storefront for hacked computers that were sold as “proxies” to cybercriminals looking for ways to route their Web traffic through someone else’s device. “Thanks to you, we are now developing in the field of information security and anonymity!,”

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 22, 2022

last week said they dismantled the “ RSOCKS ” botnet, a collection of millions of hacked devices that were sold as “proxies” to cybercriminals looking for ways to route their malicious traffic through someone else’s computer. Authorities in the United States, Germany, the Netherlands and the U.K.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2020

The university notified appropriate law enforcement entities, and the university’s Information Security Office (ISO) investigated and resolved the incident in consultation with an external firm that specializes in responding to ransomware attacks.” Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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AUGUST 13, 2020

’ The Lazarus APT is linked to North Korea, the activity of the Group surged in 2014 and 2015, its members used mostly custom-tailored malware in their attacks. In September, the US Treasury placed sanctions on three North Korea-linked hacking groups, the Lazarus Group, Bluenoroff, and Andarial. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MAY 11, 2025

The crypto exchange has been active since 2014, enabling anonymous crypto swaps via clearnet and darknet , avoiding Anti Money Laundering rules. billionUSdollars stolen from the crypto exchange Bybit , which was hacked on February 21, 2025, is said tohave been exchanged via eXch.” ” reads the press release published by BKA.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Threat actors have hacked at least three Swiss universities, including the University of Basel and managed to drain employee salary transfers. According to our information, several universities in Switzerland have been affected,” explained Martina Weiss, Secretary General of the Rectors’ Conference of the Swiss Universities. .

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

The availability of the huge trove of account data was first reported by BleepingComputer , the threat actor told them that it is only acting as a broker and did not hack the seventeen companies. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. SecurityAffairs – hacking, account databases).

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NOVEMBER 4, 2020

It is still unclear if the funds were transferred by the owner themselves, or if someone has hacked the wallet. The wallet was monitored since 2015 because it was associated with hacking activities, it had been “ dormant ” since 2015. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Slovak cryptocurrency exchange ETERBASE disclosed a security breach, the hackers stole Bitcoin, Ether, ALGO, Ripple, Tezos, and TRON assets worth $5.4 The company disclosed the hack on Thursday, threat actors have stolen various cryptocurrencies from its hot wallets, it also suspended all the transactions until September 10.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 12, 2020

“Based on the message body of the leak, the cyber attack indicates hacktivism, but last year, around May 23, 2019, UK warned NATO allies of hacking activities of Russia -> Link. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2023

Russian APT group Nomadic Octopus hacked a Tajikistani carrier to spy on government officials and public service infrastructures. The Nomadic Octopus APT has been active since at least 2014, it focuses on entities in Central Asia and former Soviet Union countries.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. SecurityAffairs – hacking, DPI). The post HOW OPERATORS USE SANDVINE TO BLOCK INDEPENDENT MEDIA IN EGYPT appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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AUGUST 12, 2020

On August 6, during a review of email configuration and rules, the staff at the SANS Institute discovered a security breach. 28,000 records of personally identifiable information (PII) have been forwarded to an unknown email address. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 19, 2020

A hacker collective claims to have hacked over 50,000 home security cameras and published their footage online, some of them on adult sites. A group of hackers claims to have compromised over 50,000 home security cameras and published their private footage online. SecurityAffairs – hacking, IP cameras).

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AUGUST 4, 2020

UberEats is an American online food ordering and delivery platform launched by Uber in 2014. “During our research process, the Cyble Research Team got hold of some informative details related to this leak.” Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2020

Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin disclosed a major security incident, the hackers breached its hot wallets and stole all the funds, around $150 million. It seems #Kucoin got hacked. Usually, after being hacked, the $BTC outflow increases rapidly and then becomes zero. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Norway).

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NOVEMBER 5, 2021

“They are officers of the ‘Crimean’ FSB and traitors who defected to the enemy during the occupation of the peninsula in 2014. This ‘line of work’ is coordinated by the FSB’s 18th Center (Information Security Center) based in Moscow.” SecurityAffairs – hacking, Gamaredon). Pierluigi Paganini.

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OCTOBER 5, 2020

A China-linked threat actor used UEFI malware based on code from Hacking Team in attacks aimed at organizations with an interest in North Korea. The experts were investigating several suspicious UEFI firmware images when discovered four components, some of which were borrowing the source code a Hacking Team spyware. Pierluigi Paganini.

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AUGUST 29, 2020

The BeagleBoyz APT group surged in 2014 and 2015, its members used mostly custom-tailored malware in their attacks. “North Korea’s intelligence apparatus controls a hacking team dedicated to robbing banks through remote internet access. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Staples). The post Staples discloses data breach exposing customer order data appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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OCTOBER 13, 2020

The news is not surprising for people working in the cyber security sector, the British military claims to have had an offensive cyber capability for a decade. Intelligence experts pointed out that the British government already conducted offensive hacking operations, including the one that targeted the ISIS in 2017.

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AUGUST 12, 2020

The City did not disclose technical details of the hack either the family of ransomware that infected its systems, it only stated that it does not believe any data was stolen. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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OCTOBER 26, 2022

This is the second critical vulnerability ever addressed by the OpenSSL Project after the critical Heartbleed vulnerability (CVE-2014-0160) in 2014. version is respected to be released next week, on November 1, with the maintainers that defined it as a ‘security-fix release.’. SecurityAffairs – hacking, encryption ).

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