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@sh.itjust.workshttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/clever-github-scanner-campaign-abusing-repos-to-push-malware/
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/social-media-companies-engaged-vast-surveillance-ftc-finds-calling-sta-rcna171814
The FTC report looked at Amazon, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Snap, ByteDance, Discord, Reddit and WhatsApp.
https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/18/chinese_spies_found_on_us_hq_firm_network/
Getting sloppy, Xi
https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/sambaspy-rat-packs-hefty-punch
Thought to be Brazilian in origin, the remote access Trojan is the "perfect tool for a 21st-century James Bond."
https://securityaffairs.com/168521/intelligence/remote-attack-on-pagers-used-by-hezbollah.html
Remote attack on pagers used by Hezbollah in Lebanon and Syria caused their explosion; at least nine people dead and more than 2,800 injured.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-gangs-now-abuse-microsoft-azure-tool-for-data-theft/
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/cloudflare-outage-cuts-off-access-to-websites-in-some-regions/
https://thehackernews.com/2024/09/north-korean-hackers-target-energy-and.html
North Korean hackers use job-themed phishing to deploy the MISTPEN backdoor, targeting global aerospace and energy sectors.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/tfl-requires-in-person-password-resets-for-30-000-employees-after-hack/