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That's not all that happened this week, though! Google shed some new light on the Iranian hacking group known as APT35, or Charming Kitten, and how they use Telegram bots to let them know when a phishing lure has a nibble.
Google warns of surge in activity by state-backed hackers | Hacking | The Guardian
The blogpost details other forms of attack by APT35.
Hackers targeting US water facilities hit California, Maine in 2021
WASHINGTON – The nation's top civilian cybersecurity agency issued a warning Thursday about ongoing cyber threats to the U.S. drinking water supply, saying malicious hackers are targeting government water and wastewater treatment systems.
The alert, which disclosed three previously unreported ransomware attacks on water treatment facilities, was issued by the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA).
Call of Duty's Ricochet Anti-Cheat May Have Been Leaked to Hackers
One of the bigger news items in the Call of Duty multiplayer gaming space is its new Ricochet Anti-Cheat .
Call of Duty has had a big issue with hackers over the past couple of years.
There were rumors via Twitter and cheating websites that the new Call of Duty Richochet anti-cheat had been leaked. Although images were being shared online, nothing was confirmed.
Data breach sees millions of Acer customers' data being sold by hackers | PC Gamer
Data for millions of Acer's clients and customers is currently being held after the computing company was subject to yet another data breach. Over 60GB of client, customer, and retailers' information now lies in the hands of hackers, who are currently seeking buyers to sell the data on to.
China's Hackers Crack Devices at Tianfu Cup for $1.5M in Prizes
Competitions such as Pwn2Own gives talented hackers the opportunity to crack products from some of the world's largest technology companies. This weekend is China's equivalent hacking competition, the Tianfu Cup in Chengdu, China.
The Tianfu Cup is modeled after Pwn2Own in that hackers try to break into the latest devices and systems using original, never-before-seen methods. The competition hosts three concurrent tournaments, to demonstrate vulnerabilities, crack devices, and to compromise operating systems.
Ransomware Hackers Targeted 3 U.S. Water Facilities in 2021
According to the report, these systems could have been compromised via a number of rudimentary security schemes or penetration techniques.
Passwords Used by Iranian-Backed Hackers Against Defense Contractors | Robinson+Cole Data Privacy
This week, Microsoft shared research “that it is likely” that Iranian-backed hackers launched attacks against more than 250 U.S. and Israeli defense contractors and global maritime companies through Office 365 accounts, and were successful 20 times.
Microsoft predicts that Iran and its hackers will continue this activity, particularly against defense contractors and the shipping and maritime industries.
Top 10 hackers behind $5.2 bn worth ransomware attacks in Bitcoin - Sentinelassam
SAN FRANCISCO: Top 10 hacking groups have executed ransomware attacks worth a whopping $5.2 billion in Bitcoin over the past three years, according to a US treasury report.
The report, released by the US Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) on Friday, found that ransomware-related transactions totalled around $590 million from January 2021 to June 2021, exceeding the $416 million reported for entire 2020.
Verizon-owned cell network Visible confirms hackers accessed user accounts – TechCrunch
Visible, a budget cellular carrier owned by Verizon, has confirmed that hackers accessed and charged user accounts.
One customer wrote in the Visible subreddit that their account was hacked and an iPhone bought with that user’s connected PayPal account. Another said they had three iPhones ordered within 24 hours in their name. “Each time a different shipping/billing address,” they said.
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