Over the past two years, scattered spider has appeared as one of the most prolific and dangerous sets of hackers currently operating. The threats of a group of hackers are not well defined. Instead, they are more of a loose collection that use social engineering such as phishing and voice calls to gain initial access to company networks. Sporadic spider members are often English -speaking and can be members of the COM criminal group. Hackers have been active since June 2022 and targeted more than 100 companies, including passionate hacks in Caesar entertainment and MGM resorts in 2023.
French officials have condemned the Russian Military Intelligence Agency, accusing it of orchestrating a series of high-profile cyber-attacks-including hacking the 2017 Emmanuel Macron presidential campaign, a Brazen 2015 attack on the TV5 Monde TV channel, and recent efforts by the Olympis Paris.
French authorities have also revealed the name and location of a GRU unit tied to the infamous APT28 hack group – information that has not been officially released before. The 20728 Unit is located in the southern city of Rostov-On-Don and operates from the 166 Information Research Center.
This is the first time French authorities have been assigned to a foreign intelligence service after a internal assignment process. The timing is remarkable, while Paris puts itself at the forefront of Europe’s support for Ukraine.
The Trump administration has taken the first step to the blacklist of a Cambodian financial congress at the center of a World Money Laundering Network. On Thursday, the Treasury Department identified the Huione as a money washing operation, claiming that the company and its affiliates had washed over $ 4 billion for criminals, including North Korean hackers and online fraudsters.
These fraudsters-who deceive their victims through fake investments and other plans-are only to Huon and its affiliated companies to move abroad to escape law enforcement and anti-money laundering systems. The proposed action reflects the most important attempt to suppress Huione, which is tied to what experts believe is the “biggest illegal market”: Huione’s guarantee. According to the January Wired report, the market is likely to facilitate more than $ 24 billion in gray market transactions. Experts believe that the platform operates as a one -step store for fraudsters and offers everything from the list of victims’ calls and deep tools for forging investment websites and other illegal services.
Slowly but certainly the password is dying. Over the past two years, Passkeys – a stronger method of validity that does not require a password or password use – is becoming more common. The solution to this technology has been partial, but large technology companies have worked for years to create an alternative option that is safer than passwords. This week, Microsoft announced that people who set up new accounts with the company have no need to create passwords at all. The company wrote in a blog post: “Microsoft’s new accounts will now be” without a password “. Microsoft also removes people from passwords and “identifies” the best way for people to log in if you set other options for passwords.
