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Russian FSB Counterintelligence Chief Gets 9 Years in Cybercrime Bribery Scheme

The head of counterintelligence for a division of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) was sentenced last week to nine years in a penal colony for accepting a USD $1.7 million bribe to ignore the activities of a prolific Russian cybercrime group that hacked thousands of e-commerce websites. The protection scheme was exposed in 2022 […]

Microsoft announces this year’s IGN x ID@Xbox Digital Showcase

During the first IGN x ID@Xbox Digital Showcase last year, Microsoft highlighted Karateka, Axiom Verge 2, Sea of Stars, and several other indie games. Today, Microsoft announced that this year’s IGN x ID@Xbox Digital Showcase will be held on April 29, 2024. Like last year, you can expect Microsoft to highlight several much expected indies that will […]

Russian Hacker Group ToddyCat Uses Advanced Tools for Industrial-Scale Data Theft

The threat actor known as ToddyCat has been observed using a wide range of tools to retain access to compromised environments and steal valuable data. Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky characterized the adversary as relying on various programs to harvest data on an “industrial scale” from primarily governmental organizations, some of them defense related, located in

Microsoft is expanding its Microsoft Defender VPN to iOS, soon on Windows and macOS

Microsoft has announced an expansion of privacy protection features for its Microsoft Defender (yes, it’s not the same as Windows Security, as many confuse it to be) for Individuals service. This update provides users with a more secure and private browsing experience. Now available on iOS and Android devices in the US and UK, privacy protection […]

GitLab affected by GitHub-style CDN flaw allowing malware hosting

BleepingComputer recently reported how a GitHub flaw, or possibly a design decision, is being abused by threat actors to distribute malware using URLs associated with Microsoft repositories, making the files appear trustworthy. It turns out, GitLab is also affected by this issue and could be abused in a similar fashion. […]

Breach Debrief: The Fake Slackbot

Originally published by Adaptive Shield.Written by Hananel Livneh.Last month, The Verge reported on an amusing story of abusing Slack in a design, technology, science, and science fiction website. Tom McKay of IT Brew successfully hid on Slack after leaving the company in 2022 by assuming the persona of “Slackbot,” remaining undetected by management for months. […]

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