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BREAKING: #Israeli private investigator arrested for cyberespionage on behalf of American PR firm.
Caught by UK under #RedNotice from 🇺🇸US while boarding a flight.
BIG TWIST in a wild case that began w/our @citizenlab investigation into indian hack-for-hire group #belltrox
Sound familiar?
Because Amit Forlit is the *second* PI from #Israel arrested in similar way for this case.
First = convicted.
#hacking #cybersecurity #infosec #malware #espionage #intelligence
Oh, great. Computer security researchers have developed a proof-of-concept for a type of ransomware that would act when you try to *upload* a file. It would be able to encrypt any files in the folder you uploaded from, and any subfolders of it.
This is a proof-of-concept; the researchers have not seen any such attacks in the wild. But stay careful out there, okay?
Affects Chrome and Edge, but *not* Firefox or Safari!
#security #cybersecurity #malware #ransomware
Cybersecurity researchers spotlight a new ransomware threat – be careful where you upload files
Modern web browsers are increasingly becoming like virtual computers, able to send email and play music and videos. The downside is it’s a new way for hackers to get into your computer.The Conversation
NEW: female army officers that reported sexual harassment... were hacked with #Pegasus.
Official confirmations from #Poland's AG keep shedding light on more apparent spyware abuses by past gov.
Link [in PL]: https://wiadomosci.onet.pl/kraj/zglosily-molestowanie-w-zandarmerii-wojskowej-byly-inwigilowane-pegasusem/dylyrsv
#Poland #spyware #cybersecurity #infosec #hacking #malware #polska #polish #surveillance #intelligence
Bohaterki reportaży Onetu, ofiary molestowania w Żandarmerii Wojskowej, były inwigilowane Pegasusem
Kapral Karolina Marchlewska i podporucznik Joanna Jałocha, które kilka lat temu zgłosiły molestowanie seksualne przez przełożonych w Żandarmerii Wojskowej, były inwigilowane za pomocą systemu Pegasus.IAB
#Windows #vulnerability reported by the #NSA exploited to install Russian #malware
When Microsoft patched the vulnerability in October 2022—at least two years after it came under #attack by the Russian hackers—the company made no mention that it was under active exploitation.
#patch #update #exploit #Russia #security #CyberSecurity #news #os #software #hack #hacker
Windows vulnerability reported by the NSA exploited to install Russian malware
Microsoft didn't disclose the in-the-wild exploits by Kremlin-backed group until now.Ars Technica