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New Linux Variant of FASTCash Malware Targets Payment Switches in ATM Heists
North Korean threat actors have been observed using a Linux variant of a known malware family called FASTCash to steal funds as part of a financially-motivated campaign.
The malware is "installed on payment switches within compromised networks that handle card transactions for the means of facilitating the unauthorized withdrawal of cash from ATMs," a security researcher who goes by HaxRob said.
EU condemns Russia after detecting ‘increasing number’ of hybrid activities
The European Union issued a condemnation of Russia on Tuesday over the Kremlin’s “intensifying campaign of hybrid activities” targeting the bloc and its partners.
Southeast Asian cyber-fraud industry ‘outpacing’ law enforcement with new tools: UN
Transnational criminal groups in Southeast Asia are incorporating new tools like artificial intelligence and deepfake technology to expand their cyber fraud capabilities, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime said Monday.
Russian state media company operation disrupted by ‘unprecedented’ cyberattack
Russian state television and radio broadcasting company VGTRK was hit by a cyberattack on Monday that disrupted its operations, the company confirmed in a statement to local news agencies.
LinkedIn Halts AI Data Processing in U.K. Amid Privacy Concerns Raised by ICO
The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has confirmed that professional social networking platform LinkedIn has suspended processing users' data in the country to train its artificial intelligence (AI) models.
"We are pleased that LinkedIn has reflected on the concerns we raised about its approach to training generative AI models with information relating to its U.K. users," Stephen
Ukraine bans Telegram on state and military devices
Ukraine has banned the Telegram messaging app on official devices used by state and security officials, military personnel and employees of critical infrastructure facilities. The decision came amid concerns that the Russia-founded app poses a threat to Ukraine’s national security.
Europol Shuts Down Major Phishing Scheme Targeting Mobile Phone Credentials
Law enforcement authorities have announced the takedown of an international criminal network that leveraged a phishing platform to unlock stolen or lost mobile phones.
The phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform, called iServer, is estimated to have claimed more than 483,000 victims globally, led by Chile (77,000), Colombia (70,000), Ecuador (42,000), Peru (41,500), Spain (30,000), and Argentina
Meta blocks RT and other Russian state media; Kremlin says it’s ‘unacceptable’
Meta banned Russian state-owned media accounts — including RT — from its social media platforms late Monday, an action the Kremlin called “unacceptable.”
Google Fixes GCP Composer Flaw That Could’ve Led to Remote Code Execution
A now-patched critical security flaw impacting Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Composer could have been exploited to achieve remote code execution on cloud servers by means of a supply chain attack technique called dependency confusion.
The vulnerability has been codenamed CloudImposer by Tenable Research.
"The vulnerability could have allowed an attacker to hijack an internal software dependency
Apple Drops Spyware Case Against NSO Group, Citing Risk of Threat Intelligence Exposure
Apple has filed a motion to "voluntarily" dismiss its lawsuit against commercial spyware vendor NSO Group, citing a shifting risk landscape that could lead to exposure of critical "threat intelligence" information.
The development was first reported by The Washington Post on Friday.
The iPhone maker said its efforts, coupled with those of others in the industry and national governments to tackle