Threats

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• backdoor
• Black Lotus Labs
• Cybersecurity
• espionage
• FreeBSD
• Juniper Networks
• Lumen Technologies
• routers
• Threats
• virtual private network (VPN)

New backdoor discovered that specifically targets Juniper routers

Cyber Scoop January 23, 2025

New backdoor discovered that specifically targets Juniper routers |...

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• BreachForums
• cybercrime
• Department of Justice (DOJ)
• Pompompurin
• Threats

BreachForums founder to be resentenced after court vacates previous punishment

Cyber Scoop January 22, 2025

BreachForums founder to be resentenced after court vacates previous...

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• AI
• ChatGPT
• DDoS
• OpenAI
• Research
• Technology
• Threats

‘Severe’ bug in ChatGPT’s API could be used to DDoS websites

Cyber Scoop January 22, 2025

‘Severe’ bug in ChatGPT’s API could be used to...

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• botnets
• Cloudflare
• Cybersecurity
• DDoS
• Internet of Things (IoT)
• Mirai
• Qualys
• Research
• Threats

CloudFlare detected (and blocked) the biggest DDoS attack on record

Cyber Scoop January 22, 2025

CloudFlare detected (and blocked) the biggest DDoS attack on...

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• Department of Justice (DOJ)
• FSB
• Geopolitics
• Government
• Microsoft
• phishing
• Russia
• Star Blizzard
• Threats
• WhatsApp

Microsoft catches Russian state-sponsored hackers shifting tactics to WhatsApp

Cyber Scoop January 16, 2025

Microsoft catches Russian state-sponsored hackers shifting tactics to WhatsApp...

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• China
• cybercrime
• Department of Justice
• Government
• PlugX
• Remote Access Trojan
• Sekoia
• Threats

Law enforcement action deletes PlugX malware from thousands of machines

Cyber Scoop January 14, 2025

Law enforcement action deletes PlugX malware from thousands of...

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• APT28
• Fancy Bear
• GRU
• Kazakhstan
• Russia
• Sekoia
• Threats

Fancy Bear spotted using real Kazak government documents in spearpishing campaign

Cyber Scoop January 13, 2025

Fancy Bear spotted using real Kazak government documents in...

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• CVE
• Cybersecurity
• industrial control systems (ICS)
• industrial IoT (IIoT)
• Moxa
• Threats
• vulnerabilities

Industrial networking manufacturer Moxa reports ‘critical’ router bugs

Cyber Scoop January 6, 2025

Industrial networking manufacturer Moxa reports ‘critical’ router bugs |...

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• disinformation
• election hacking
• Geopolitics
• Government
• Iran
• Russia
• sanctions
• Technology
• Threats

US sanctions Russian, Iranian groups for election interference

Cyber Scoop December 31, 2024

US sanctions Russian, Iranian groups for election interference |...

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• China
• configuration managment
• Cybersecurity
• Federal Communications Commission
• Government
• hacking
• information sharing
• Microsegmentation
• Salt Typhoon
• Telecommunications
• Threats
• Vulnerability Management
• White House

White House: Salt Typhoon hacks possible because telecoms lacked basic security measures

Cyber Scoop December 27, 2024

White House: Salt Typhoon hacks possible because telecoms lacked...

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