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State officials, election experts question California sheriff’s seizure of ballots
2+ hour, 35+ min ago (499+ words) Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco said at a news conference Friday that he intended to conduct a hand count of the ballots, which were tied to elections last November, and "compare that result to the total votes recorded." In a…...
FBI: Iranian hackers targeting opponents with Telegram malware
3+ hour, 50+ min ago (407+ words) Iranian government-connected groups are deploying malware via the Telegram messaging app, taking aim at dissidents and other opponents of Tehran around the world, the FBI said in an alert Friday. The FBI said attackers linked to the Ministry of Intelligence…...
An AI-powered phishing campaign has compromised hundreds of organizations
4+ hour, 58+ min ago (583+ words) A phishing campaign tied to AI cloud-hosting service Railway has given hackers access to the Microsoft cloud accounts for hundreds of businesses, according to researchers at Huntress. Rich Mozeleski, product manager for Huntress" identity team, told CyberScoop the campaign is…...
FBI, CISA issue PSA on Russian intelligence campaign to target messaging apps
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (349+ words) Russian intelligence-affiliated hackers have gained access to thousands of users" messaging apps with a global phishing campaign, the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency warned in a public service announcement on Friday. The high-value targets they"re pursuing…...
Trio sentenced for facilitating North Korean IT worker scheme from their homes
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (408+ words) Three American men were sentenced Friday for crimes they committed in furtherance of North Korea's vast scheme to get operatives hired at U.S. companies, the Justice Department said. The trio " Audricus Phagnasay, 25, Jason Salazar, 30, and Alexander Paul Travis, 35 " pleaded guilty in…...
Justice Department disrupts botnet networks that hijacked 3 million devices
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (654+ words) Authorities seized infrastructure powering four botnets that hijacked a combined three million devices and launched more than 300,000 DDoS attacks collectively, the Justice Department said Thursday. The botnets " Aisuru, Kimwolf, JackSkid and Mossad " enabled operators to sell access to the infected…...
North Carolina tech worker found guilty of insider attack netting $2.5M ransom
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (525+ words) A 27-year-old North Carolina man was found guilty of six counts of extortion for a series of crimes he committed while working as a data analyst contractor for a D.C.-based international technology company, the Justice Department said Thursday. Cameron Nicholas…...
Feds keep eyes peeled for Iran cyberattacks, respond to Stryker breach
4+ day, 14+ min ago (375+ words) Federal cyber officials aren't seeing a significant change in attacks tied to Iran since the conflict there began, at least not yet, but they are on the lookout for any uptick and are focusing on the Stryker attack in particular....
Second iOS exploit kit emerges from suspected Russian hackers using possible U.S. government-developed tools
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (399+ words) By Tim Starks and Greg Otto Researchers have discovered a second instance of suspected Russian hackers repurposing iOS exploits believed to originally be made on behalf of the U.S. government, pointing to what they say are several foreboding trends. The research…...
Appeals court temporarily pauses order blocking Perplexity’s AI shopping agent on Amazon
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (268+ words) A federal appeals court has temporarily put on hold a California judge's order that would have blocked Perplexity AI from using an AI-powered shopping agent on Amazon, as the case moves forward in a dispute over who controls automated activity…...