Tag: #CyberAttack
The FBI has acknowledged a cybersecurity incident targeting its FBIJobs.gov recruitment portal. The cyber extortion group ShinyHunters stated that it broke into the FBI’s recruitment systems and stole personnel information. The FBI is currently coordinating with third-party entities associated with the portal. The former has not yet found out where the breach originated. Ongoing Investigation […]
Cybercriminals don’t usually make a habit of attacking each other in public. That changed this week when ShinyHunters claimed it had breached the dark web operation of rival group cl0p and taken control of its website. The alleged takeover happened on September 18. ShinyHunters told Reuters that it had found a vulnerability in cl0p’s software […]
The UK, US and Netherlands have issued a warning of Iranian spyware targeting dissidents. The middle eastern nation has been accused of utilizing cyber activities targeting Iranian critics of the regime. The Netherlands’ AIVD intelligence service, Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre and the FBI in the US issued coordinated advisories. Modus Operandi The hackers used […]