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Volt Typhoon, a Chinese state-sponsored hacking group previously believed to have been curtailed by Western cyber defenses, has reemerged with a more advanced strategy aimed at infiltrating critical infrastructure worldwide, according to findings released Tuesday. SecurityScorecard’s STRIKE Team report reveals that the hacking collective has shifted tactics, exploiting vulnerabilities in outdated routers at government and […]
Cyber security company S2W recently published a report that explains the history of BlackGuard, a new info-stealer malware. This report is an extension of the report posted in April. The BlackGuard operator, who is active on the dark web under the nicknames “BlackGUARD07” and “blackteam007,” made the first promotion post in March 2021, but it […]
Tackling smart home hacks has emerged as one of the key promises made in local elections in South Korea. Bae Kook-hwan, the Democratic Party’s candidate for the Seongnam mayoral election, promised to protect personal data from smart home hacks. In a statement released to the press last Tuesday, Bae stressed that he would put an […]