Twenty malicious packages impersonating the Hardhat development environment used by Ethereum developers are targeting private keys and other sensitive data.
Countermeasures Group
Information Services
Calgary, Alberta 11,908 followers
“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles." - Sun Tzu, The Art of War
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Countermeasures Group provides insights into the current and evolving cyber threat landscape. Since 2013, we have monitored emerging and trending threats targeting global information systems and services. All information is public from open sources categorized as TLP: WHITE. Updated multiple times daily - 24/7/365, we provide the latest global news, research, and reports on cyber security: #CyberSecurity, #CyberRisk, #Ransomware, #Wiperware, #CyberAttacks, #CyberThreats, #CyberIntelligence, #ThreatIntelligence, #RiskAnalysis, #PredictiveAnalysis, #ThreatAnalysis, #DataBreach, #DataLeak, #CTI, #TTPs, #DoS, #DDoS, #MiTM, #SQLi, #XSS, #PenTesting, #OSINT, #VPN, #BYOD, #Vulnerability, #Shodan, #OWASP, #CERT, #ICS-CERT, #US-CERT, #BotNets, #Darknet, #Darkweb, #DevSecOps, #APTs, #TTPs, #IOC, #IOA, #IRC, #ThreatActors, #ThreatVectors, #AttackSurface, #OPSEC, #HUMINT, #OSINT, #SOCINT, #SIGINT, #Hacktivism, #Hacktivists, #Ransomware, #Wiperware, #APT, #Malware, #RATs, #Trojans, #Worms, #Viruses, #Phishing, #SpearPhishing, #Smishing, #Vishing, #Whaling, #BEC, #TypoSquatting, #Combosquatting, #Defacements, #Keyloggers, #Rootkits, #PredictiveAnalysis, #BehavioralAnalysis, #SCADA, #ICS, #PLCs, #RTUs, #HMIs, #CANbus, #ModBus, #ThreatRiskAssessments, #AttackSurfaces, #AttackVectors, #Footprinting, #Fingerprinting, #Reconnaissance, #Encryption, #IntelligenceReports, #DataBreach, #Spyware, #BruteForce, #MiTM, #Fuzzing, #Encryption, #CryptoAnalysis, #Cryptography, #Spoofing, #SocialEngineering, #Zero-Day, #0-Day, #Exploits, #ExploitKits, #Sinkholeing, #IDS, #IPS, #SIEM, #Firewall, #ThreatModeling, #WAF, #LoTL, #LLMs, #GPT, #AI, #Zero-Trust, #Secure-By-Design
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- Industry
- Information Services
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Calgary, Alberta
- Type
- Self-Employed
- Founded
- 2013
- Specialties
- Cyber Security, Threat Intelligence, Security Analysis, Risk Analysis, Predictive Analysis, Business Continuity Planning, Disaster Recovery Planning, OWASP, Project Management, Vulnerability Management, Information Security, Cyber Attacks, Patch Management , Cyber Awareness, Cyber Threats, Threat Assessment , Risk Management, Malware, Ransomware, Incident Response, and Malware Analysis
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Updates
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Brain Cipher ransomware gang has begun to leak documents stolen in an attack on Rhode Island's "RIBridges" social services platform.
Ransomware gang leaks data stolen in Rhode Island's RIBridges Breach
bleepingcomputer.com
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Richmond University Medical Center in New York has been investigating a ransomware attack since May 2023 and recently determined that the incident resulted in a data breach affecting more than 670,000 people.
New York Hospital Says Ransomware Attack Data Breach Impacts 670,000
securityweek.com
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Federal authorities have unsealed an indictment against a U.S. Army soldier, accusing him of selling and attempting to sell stolen confidential phone records.
US Army Soldier Arrested For Selling Stolen Confidential Phone Records
https://cybersecuritynews.com
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Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered dozens of attacks that involve malicious updates for Chrome browser extensions, one week after a security firm was compromised in a similar incident. A total of 36 Chrome extensions injected with data-stealing code have been detected, mostly related to artificial intelligence (AI) tools and virtual private networks (VPNs), according to a report by ExtensionTotal, a platform that analyzes extensions listed on various marketplaces and public registries.
Hackers target dozens of VPN and AI extensions for Google Chrome to compromise data
therecord.media
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Integrity Technology Group provided the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) Ministry of State Security and several Chinese state-backed hacking groups with infrastructure that allows them to attack multiple victims based in the U.S., according to U.S. officials.
US sanctions prominent Chinese cyber company for role in Flax Typhoon attacks
therecord.media
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A ransomware group calling itself Space Bears named Atos on its darknet site on December 28 alongside a pledge to publish data pilfered from the company on January 8. There are currently just over 30 extortion victims on the Space Bears darknet site, with the first victim appearing nine months ago.
Atos, contractor for French military and intelligence agencies, dismisses ransomware attack claims
therecord.media
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The U.S. government has sanctioned a Beijing-based cybersecurity company over its alleged links to a China government-backed hacking group, tracked as Flax Typhoon.
US sanctions Chinese cyber firm linked to Flax Typhoon hacks | TechCrunch
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NTT Docomo, the largest mobile carrier in Japan, has reported it has been hit with a cyberattack which targeted its systems by flooding networks with traffic from multiple sources, rendering its services unavailable.
Japan’s largest telco NTT Docomo disrupted by DDoS attack
techradar.com
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Turks and Caicos Islands' government confirmed it was the victim of a major ransomware cyberattack on December 18th. The attack has resulted in significant disruptions to essential services, leaving residents and businesses grappling with the fallout.
Govt reels under cyberattack: critical services disrupted
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