Topic: data extortion
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Hacker Groups Unite: Scattered Spider, ShinyHunters, LAPSUS$ Form Alliance
Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters (SLH) is a confirmed alliance merging the reputations of Scattered Spider, ShinyHunters, and LAPSUS$, signaling a long-term strategic consolidation in the cybercrime world. The group operates through a small core of operators managing multiple personas, using Telegram as...
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Microsoft Uncovers AI-Powered Phishing Scam
Cybercriminals are using artificial intelligence, including large language models, to create highly sophisticated phishing scams, deepfakes, and automated data extortion attacks. A specific attack involved hiding malicious code in an SVG file disguised as a PDF, using obfuscated business terms to...
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'Happy Gilmore' Producer Acquires Spyware Maker NSO Group
NSO Group, the developer of Pegasus spyware, is nearing acquisition by a U.S. consortium led by Robert Simonds, pending Israeli regulatory approval, amid financial struggles from lawsuits by WhatsApp and Apple. Apple has removed ICE-monitoring apps from its App Store under Department of Justice p...
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Cyberattack Forces La Sapienza University Offline
La Sapienza University in Rome has taken its entire network offline due to a major cyberattack, causing widespread disruption for over 112,500 students as authorities and a technical task force work on remediation. The attack is reported to be a ransomware incident by a pro-Russian group, involvi...
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