Former US Defense Contractor Sentenced to Jail For Selling Exploits
In a parallel Tuesday announcement, the Treasury Department also sanctioned the exploit broker network that had acquired the tools.
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Singapore Says China-Linked Threat Actors Targeted Telecom Sector
UNC3886 is a Chinese espionage group known for targeting defense, tech, and telecom organizations across both the U.S. and Asia-Pacific-Japan regions.
Dumping Edge Security Devices, the SystemBC Botnet, and the Joy of Joybubbles
This week we talk about the new CISA Binding Operational Directive that sets a deadline for removing end of support edge security devices from federal government networks (1:15), then we discuss the new research from Silent Push on the new variant of the SystemBC botnet (6:45), and finally we have a movie recommendation for you: Joybubbles, the fascinating new documentary […]
US Gov Directive Cracks Down on Unsupported Edge Devices
CISA said potential exploitation of flaws in unsupported edge devices creates "a significant threat to federal property."
UK Warns of DoS Attacks by Russian Hacktivist Group NoName057(16)
The network was linked to various attacks in 2023 and 2024, including ones against Swedish authorities and bank websites, and a wave of 14 different attacks on more than 250 German companies.
Microsoft Disrupts RedVDS Cybercrime Platform
The takedown marks a significant blow to the cybercrime-as-a-service ecosystem, which fuels large-scale, automated fraud.