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Budworm Hackers Resurface with New Espionage Attacks Aimed at U.S. Organization

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Oct

2022

An advanced persistent threat (APT) actor known as Budworm targeted a U.S.-based entity for the first time in more than six years, according to latest research. The attack was aimed at an unnamed U.S. state legislature, the Symantec Threat Hunter team, part of Broadcom Software, said in a report shared with The Hacker News. Other […]

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State-Backed Hackers Targeting Journalists in Widespread Espionage Campaigns

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Jul

2022

Nation-state hacking groups aligned with China, Iran, North Korea, and Turkey have been targeting journalists to conduct espionage and spread malware as part of a series of campaigns since early 2021. “Most commonly, phishing attacks targeting journalists are used for espionage or to gain key insights into the inner workings of another government, company, or […]

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Ex-CIA Employee Convicted in Theft of Covert Hacking Info

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Jul

2022

A former CIA programmer charged with spilling the agency’s top-secret hacking toolbox online is guilty after a federal jury returned a verdict on all counts. Joshua Schulte, 33, faces a minimum of 80 years in prison after hearing the verdict Wednesday afternoon in a Manhattan federal court room. The government indicted him on nine counts, […]

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Budworm Hackers Resurface with New Espionage Attacks Aimed at U.S. Organization

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