A utility company controlling the water, electricity and internet for a town in eastern Iowa confirmed that a January ransomware attack led to the exposure of sensitive information from nearly all local residents. Muscatine Power and Water — providing the Muscatine and Fruitland area with internet, TV, phone, water, and electric services for more than […]
Jan 18, 2024NewsroomCyber Espionage / Threat Intelligence High-profile individuals working on Middle Eastern affairs at universities and research organizations in Belgium, France, Gaza, Israel, the U.K., and the U.S. have been targeted by an Iranian cyber espionage group called Mind Sandstorm since November 2023. The threat actor “used bespoke phishing lures in an attempt to […]
A British man pleaded guilty in the Eastern District of New York on Tuesday to charges related to hacking into email and brokerage accounts and stealing more than $6 million from victims. Idris Dayo Mustapha faces up to 20 years in prison on charges of computer intrusion, securities fraud, wire fraud and access device fraud. […]
Hackers have targeted more than a dozen oil, gas and defense firms in Eastern Europe with an updated version of the MATA backdoor framework, according to recent research. The MATA backdoor was previously attributed to the North Korean hacker group Lazarus. Researchers at the cybersecurity firm Kaspersky, who uncovered this campaign, did not directly link […]