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CERT-UA warns of cyber espionage against the Ukrainian defense industry using Dark Crystal RAT

Security Affairs

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) uncovered a new cyber espionage campaign targeting employees of defense-industrial complex enterprises and representatives of the Defense Forces of Ukraine with Dark Crystal RAT. CERT-UA published Indicators of Compromise (IoCs) for the ongoing campaign.

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RedTorch Formed from Ashes of Norse Corp.

Krebs on Security

An ad for RedTorch’s “Cheetah” counter-surveillance tech. Victims of those breaches lost a lot of private data including passwords, and Frigg will help them secure their private data in the future. The Guy Fawkes mask/Anonymous threat featured prominently and often on RedTorch’s website.

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Florida Man Arrested in SIM Swap Conspiracy

Krebs on Security

Unauthorized SIM swaps often are perpetrated by fraudsters who have already stolen or phished a target’s password, as many banks and online services rely on text messages to send users a one-time code that needs to be entered in addition to a password for online authentication.

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The author of the LuminosityLink RAT sentenced to 30 Months in Prison

Security Affairs

to more than 6,000 customers, he also helped them to hack computers worldwide. LuminosityLink, that Grubbs knew would be used by some customers to remotely access and control their victims’ computers without the victims’ knowledge or consent. Our modern society is dependent on computers, mobile devices, and the use of the internet.

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5 pro-freedom technologies that could change the Internet

Malwarebytes

The request is sent in plain text, which is the computer networking equivalent of yelling the names of all the websites you’re visiting out loud. Passwordless authentication could usher in a world where we no longer rely on passwords, and that could be an enormous, unabashed win for security and peace of mind.

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IT threat evolution Q1 2024

SecureList

This RAT allows an attacker to surveil and harvest sensitive data from a target computer. Cracked applications are one of the easiest ways for attackers to get malware onto people’s computers: to elevate their privileges, they only need to ask for the password, which usually arouses no suspicion during software installation.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Never Mess With A Hacker

ForAllSecure

Lately, though, the TSA in the United States has been upgrading its scanning machines so that everyone -- not just those who pay to be Clear and TSA Pre -- can go through without having to take electronic items out of your luggage. Sometimes you can use surveillance tools in your favor. It really does speed things up in security.