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Hackers claim breach of Russian election systems days before parliamentary vote

An anonymous hacking group claimed to have broken into computer systems connected to Russia’s election infrastructure just days before the country begins voting for a new parliament. The group, calling itself CikLeak, said it gained access to systems…

Microsoft disrupts Fox Tempest malware-signing-as-a-service platform tied to ransomware gangs

Microsoft said it took down a critical service that helped cybercriminals slip through defenses by making malware look like legitimate software. The company unsealed a legal case in U.S. District Court on Tuesday detailing the disruption of Fox Tempest — a…

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City of Liege, Belgium hit by ransomware

Liege, the third biggest city in Belgium, has suffered today a ransomware attack that has disrupted the municipality's IT network and online services. Following the attack, most of the city's civil status and population services are down, Liege officials said…

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Amazon-owned Ring denies ‘ransomware event’ following darknet listing

The smart doorbell and security camera company Ring has denied that it suffered a ransomware attack after the company was listed on a prominent ransomware gang’s extortion site. The ALPHV ransomware group, also known as BlackCat, added the listing for Ring to…

Ransomware

Finland says it found NSO's Pegasus spyware on diplomats' phones

The Finnish government said today that the telephones of some of its foreign diplomats were infected last year with Pegasus, a spyware strain developed by controversial Israeli surveillance vendor NSO Group. Finland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the…

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LockBit's seized darknet site resurrected by police, teasing new revelations

The ransomware service LockBit’s darknet extortion site, which had been shuttered earlier this year after being infiltrated by law enforcement, reappeared on Sunday with police teasing fresh information about the criminals involved. It follows the closure of…

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Fort Worth officials say leaked data came from Public Information Act request

Officials in the City of Fort Worth, Texas denied being hacked for a second time after the same cybercrime group posted another batch of information allegedly stolen from government networks. On Saturday, the SiegedSec hacking group said its “final” attack…