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Nigerian National Pleads Guilty of Conspiracy in BEC Operation
Henry Onyedikachi Echefu, a Nigerian national, pleaded guilty to conspiracy in a US court for his involvement in an elaborate business email compromise (BEC) scheme. Alongside co-conspirators, he gained unauthorized access to email accounts, tricking victims into wiring funds to drop accounts. Echefu faces a maximum 20-year sentence and must pay back $22,000.
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Russian Hackers Stole Microsoft Code – and the Attack isn’t Over!
Microsoft recently disclosed that Russian hackers known as Nobelium have continued their attack on the company, accessing source code and internal systems. The group, responsible for the SolarWinds attack, has been leveraging exfiltrated email information to breach further into Microsoft’s systems. Despite the ongoing attack, there is no evidence of customer-facing systems being breached.
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Hacked WordPress Sites Abusing Visitors’ Browsers for Distributed Brute-Force Attacks
Threat actors are conducting distributed brute-force attacks on WordPress sites by injecting malicious JavaScript, compromising innocent visitors’ browsers. This new tactic follows a wave of attacks using crypto drainers. The switch may be driven by profit motives, as compromised sites can be monetized. Security experts urge ongoing vigilance against evolving cyber threats.
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Russia-Sponsored Cyberattackers Infiltrate Microsoft’s Code Base
Midnight Blizzard APT, a Russian state-sponsored advanced persistent threat group, has stolen Microsoft source code and is conducting a sustained cyber campaign. The group, also known as APT29, Cozy Bear, Nobelium, and UNC2452, is using stolen information to probe the company’s environment and may be preparing for future attacks. Microsoft noted a tenfold increase in…
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Florida Middle Schoolers Arrested for Allegedly Creating Deepfake Nudes of Classmates
The repercussions of AI in the wrong or curious hands could escalate significantly!
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