When Pandemic Research Became a Cyber Target: Silk Typhoon Extradition Case

A Chinese national accused of being part of a major hacking group has been extradited to the United States in a case linked to cyberattacks during the COVID-19 pandemic. The group, known as Silk Typhoon, has been associated with large-scale cyber espionage activities targeting sensitive data across the world. These attacks mainly focused on organizations … Continued

Behind the CAPTCHA: How SMS Traps and Traffic Tools Are Powering Global Crypto Fraud 

A new cybercrime campaign has been discovered where attackers are using fake CAPTCHA pages to trick people into sending costly SMS messages without realizing it. At the same time, researchers have identified more than 120 large-scale campaigns powered by Keitaro, which are spreading cryptocurrency scams and malware globally. This combination shows how cybercriminals are blending … Continued

Chinese APT GopherWhisper Exploits Cloud Platforms to Spy on Mongolia 

A new cyber espionage campaign has been discovered where a Chinese-linked hacking group is targeting Mongolia using a different approach. Instead of only using traditional hacking tools, the attackers are abusing trusted cloud platforms. This makes their activity look normal and harder to detect. Since these services are commonly used in daily work, security systems … Continued

Apple Patches Privacy Flaw Enabling Recovery of Deleted Encrypted Messages 

A serious privacy issue was recently discovered in Apple’s iOS system, and it has now been fixed. Reports revealed that this flaw allowed investigators, including the FBI, to recover deleted messages from the Signal app. This raised concerns because Signal is known for strong end-to-end encryption. However, the problem was not in Signal itself. It … Continued

Lotus Wiper Malware Hits Venezuela’s Energy Sector in Destructive Cyber Attack 

A new cyber threat called Lotus Wiper has recently been identified in attacks targeting Venezuela’s energy and utilities sector. This is not a typical cyberattack that focuses on stealing money or sensitive information from organizations. Instead, it is designed to completely destroy systems and make them unusable for operations. Security researchers, including teams from Kaspersky, … Continued

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