Iranian Hackers Maintain 2-Year Access to Middle East CNI via VPN Flaws and Malware
An Iranian state-sponsored threat group has been attributed to a long-term cyber intrusion aimed at a critical national infrastructure (CNI) in the Middle East that lasted nearly two years. The activity, which lasted from at least May 2023 to February 2025, entailed...
U.S. Charges Yemeni Hacker Behind Black Kingdom Ransomware Targeting 1,500 Systems
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday announced charges against a 36-year-old Yemeni national for allegedly deploying the Black Kingdom ransomware against global targets, including businesses, schools, and hospitals in the United States. Rami Khaled Ahmed...
TikTok Slammed With €530 Million GDPR Fine for Sending E.U. Data to China
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) on Tuesday fined popular video-sharing platform TikTok €530 million ($601 million) for infringing data protection regulations in the region by transferring European users’ data to China. “TikTok infringed...
How to Automate CVE and Vulnerability Advisory Response with Tines
Run by the team at workflow orchestration and AI platform Tines, the Tines library features pre-built workflows shared by security practitioners from across the community – all free to import and deploy through the platform’s Community Edition. A recent standout...
MintsLoader Drops GhostWeaver via Phishing, ClickFix — Uses DGA, TLS for Stealth Attacks
The malware loader known as MintsLoader has been used to deliver a PowerShell-based remote access trojan called GhostWeaver. “MintsLoader operates through a multi-stage infection chain involving obfuscated JavaScript and PowerShell scripts,” Recorded...
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