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Estonian National charged with helping Russia acquire U.S. hacking tools and electronics

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made electronics on behalf of the Russian government and military. The Estonian man is accused of having helped the Russian government and military to purchase US-made electronics and hacking tools. “Shevlyakov also attempted to acquire computer hacking tools.” ” reads a press release published by DoJ.

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Maze ransomware operators claim to have breached LG Electronics

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Maze ransomware operators claims to have breached the South Korean multinational electronics company LG Electronics. Researchers at Cyble discovered a data leak of LG Electronics published by Maze ransomware operators. In 2014 its global sales reached $55.91 SecurityAffairs – LG Electronics, Maze ransomware).

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Acer Philippines disclosed a data breach after a third-party vendor hack

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is a Taiwanese multinational company that produces computer hardware and electronics, Acer is investigating the security breach with the help of cybersecurity experts and notified the National Privacy Commission (NPC) and the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) in the Philippines.

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FBI Raids Chinese Point-of-Sale Giant PAX Technology

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federal investigators today raided the Florida offices of PAX Technology , a Chinese provider of point-of-sale devices used by millions of businesses and retailers globally. has more than 60 million point-of-sale terminals in use throughout 120 countries. organizations. FBI agents entering PAX Technology offices in Jacksonville today.

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Ukraine: SSU dismantled cyber gang that stole 30 million accounts

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The gang was offering the stole accounts for sale on the dark web, according to the SSU they earned almost UAH 14 million from the sale. They gang was received money through electronic payment systems YuMoney, Qiwi, and WebMoney, which are prohibited in Ukraine. ” concludes the SSU. . ” concludes the SSU.

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Ukraine’s cyber police dismantled a massive bot farm spreading propaganda

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361 (Unauthorized interference in the work of information (automated), electronic communication, information and communication systems, electronic communication networks), Art. The police seized computer equipment, mobile phones, more than 250 GSM gateways and about 150,000 SIM cards of various mobile operators. ​

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Acer suffered the second security breach in a few months

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Taiwanese electronics technology giant Acer discloses a security breach suffered by its after-sales service systems in India after an isolated attack. Bad news for the Taiwanese electronics technology giant Acer, it disclosed a second security breach this year. We are notifying all potentially affected customers in India.