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Russian Sandworm Group Spied on Kyivstar Networks for Months

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Nation-State Hackers Blamed for Severing Communications to 24 Million Citizens Ukraine's security intelligence chief said Russian hackers had been responsible for severing internet access and mobile communications from telecom operator Kyivstar in December, after compromising the firm's network months ago.

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Swiss Air Force sensitive files stolen in the hack of Ultra Intelligence & Communications

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Documents belonging to the Swiss Air Force were leaked on the dark web after the US security company Ultra Intelligence & Communications suffered a data breach. Ultra Intelligence & Communications has been breached by BlackCat. Ultra Intelligence & Communications has allegedly been breached by BlackCat.

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Chinese APT Groups Targeted Asian Telecoms

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Cybereason: Attacks Exploited Microsoft Exchange Servers Chinese APT groups compromised networks of telecom providers across Southeast Asia in an effort to harvest customers' sensitive communications, according to Cybereason. As in other Chinese cyberattacks, these APT campaigns exploited flaws in Microsoft Exchange servers.

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Feds Disrupt Cyberattack Aimed at Pacific Communications

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Department of Homeland Security says that it stopped an international hacking group from launching a major cyberattack on an underground cable system's servers. Target Was Submarine Cable Servers Covering 95% of Regional Telecommunications A branch of the U.S.

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Chinese APT Group Uses New Tradecraft to Live Off the Land

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Group Targeting Transportation, Construction, Government Agencies, CrowdStrike Says A Chinese state hacker is using novel tradecraft to gain initial access to victim systems, according to CrowdStrike.

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Magnet Goblin group used a new Linux variant of NerbianRAT malware

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The financially motivated hacking group Magnet Goblin uses various 1-day flaws to deploy custom malware on Windows and Linux systems. The group focuses on internet-facing services, in at least one instance the group exploited the vulnerability CVE-2024-21887 in Ivanti Connect Secure VPN.

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Chinese Hacking Group Rebounds With Fresh Malware

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Researchers: TA416 Ramping Up Phishing Emails Targeting Diplomatic Missions A Chinese advanced persistent threat group has recently begun ramping up its activities with a new phishing campaign leveraging updated malware that's targeting diplomatic missions around the world to collect data and monitor communications, according to Proofpoint.

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