Category: Cybercriminals

Water infrastructure supplier SCADA control system compromised by cyberattack 0

Cyberattack Exposes Water Infrastructure Supplier

A debilitating cyberattack targeting a modest supplier of critical equipment for American water utilities resulted in the catastrophic leakage of hundreds of gigabytes of highly sensitive data. Consequently, this alarming breach immediately prompted a...

Norway government digital services experiencing massive DDoS attack disruptions 0

Massive DDoS Attack Disrupts Norwegian Digital Services

For the third consecutive day, a massive Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack continues to severely disrupt Norway’s state digital services. The overwhelming overload upon the shared infrastructure directly impacted critical authorization systems, electronic signatures, and...

Kriminal.ai interface showing dark web hacking tools and criminal AI service options 0

Kriminal.ai: The Rise of Criminal AI Services

Cybercriminals no longer need to scour underground networks for illicit neural networks. They no longer must lease expensive servers or meticulously train custom models. Astonishingly, a standard monthly subscription, priced similarly to a streaming...

UAT-10147 hacker group deploying SPECTRE backdoor using AI-driven attack vectors 0

UAT-10147 Hackers Use AI to Deploy SPECTRE Backdoor

A sophisticated Chinese-speaking hacker collective, designated UAT-10147, has weaponized artificial intelligence, transforming it from a rudimentary coding assistant into a formidable attack instrument. These malicious actors deploy AI agents to hunt for vulnerabilities, forge...

Mabna Institute Iranian hackers cyber theft campaign targeting global universities and intellectual property 0

17 Iranians Indicted for Massive Cyber Theft Campaign

Over 100,000 educators globally fell victim to relentless hackers who spent years plundering academic research, proprietary books, and other invaluable intellectual property. The United States indicted 17 Iranian nationals affiliated with the Mabna Institute...

Iranian intelligence phishing campaign targeting Israeli journalists 0

Iranian Intelligence Targets Israeli Journalists via Phishing

Iranian intelligence agencies have intensified their efforts to compromise Israeli journalists. Threat actors aggressively target media personnel through WhatsApp and Telegram. Specifically, they impersonate familiar individuals to build trust. Afterwards, they offer interviews, collaborative...