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Cloud Hopper operation hit 8 of the world’s biggest IT service providers

Security Affairs

The group has been active at least since 2009, in April 2017 experts from PwC UK and BAE Systems uncovered a widespread hacking campaign, tracked as Operation Cloud Hopper , targeting managed service providers (MSPs) in multiple countries worldwide. In one case, threat actors used the name nsa.mefound.com to mock US intelligence.

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US authorities charged Dridex gang members for stealing over $100 Million

Security Affairs

“According to the indictment, Bugat is a malware specifically crafted to defeat antivirus and other protective measures employed by victims. “As of April 2018, Yakubets was in the process of obtaining a license to work with Russian classified information from the FSB. ” reads the press release published by DoJ.

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Top Cybersecurity Accounts to Follow on Twitter

eSecurity Planet

Here are the top Twitter accounts to follow for the latest commentary, research, and much-needed humor in the ever-evolving information security space. ICYMI, Equifax forced to pull offline a huge database of consumer data guarded only by credentials "admin/admin" [link] — briankrebs (@briankrebs) September 13, 2017.