A for-hire cybercriminal group is feeling the talent-drought in tech just like the rest of the sector and has resorted to recruiting so-called “cyber-mercenaries” to carry out specific illicit hacks that are part of larger criminal campaigns. Dubbed Atlas Intelligence Group (A.I.G.), the cybergang has been spotted by security researchers recruiting independent black-hat hackers to […]
Part of the reason for Donald Trump’s triumph in the US election was that, as he would say, his cyber was the strongest. In the first social media election, Trump rallied a world’s worth of hackers and extreme digital natives to his side. If he can keep that anarchic crowd on board, he’ll not only […]
Websense® researchers monitor sites like Pastebin, Facebook, Twitter, Blogspot, and others, to keep our finger on the pulse of hacking and other malicious activities. Pastebin, in particular, has become a popular place for hackers to show off their latest exploits. Our researchers recently observed a significant increase in malicious links posted to Pastebin: On Tuesday, November 20, […]
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