As vaccination against the COVID-19 coronavirus is kicking off worldwide, fraudsters and other types of threat actors are attempting to capitalize on the situation by selling illegal or counterfeit goods, conducting phishing, targeting unsuspecting users with malware, and more. Last week, several U.S. government organizations issued a warning of increasingly frequent fraud and phishing attacks, […]
Could hackers have obtained nuclear secrets? COVID-19 vaccine data? Blueprints for next-generation weapons systems? It will take weeks, maybe years in some cases, for digital sleuths combing through U.S. government and private industry networks to get the answers. These hackers are consummate pros at covering their tracks, experts say. Some theft may never be detected. […]
Initially detailed in 2018, Zebrocy is believed to be associated with the infamous Russian state-sponsored hacking group Sofacy (also tracked as APT28, Fancy Bear, Pawn Storm, Sednit, and Strontium). In September 2020, QuoINT security researchers revealed that Zebrocy attacks on countries associated with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) had continued. One month later, the […]
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