Microsoft leak exposed 60,000 government emails
Chinese government-affiliated hackers Storm-0558 stole 60,000 U.S. government emails in May. They could do this through Exchange.
In their hacking attack, the Chinese state hackers managed to target Microsoft Outlook and gain access to the email accounts of U.S. diplomats in East Asia, the Pacif... Read more
Cisco routers vulnerable due to replacing firmware with backdoor version
The U.S. government is warning about the China-affiliated Blacktech hacker gang replacing firmware in edge devices with its own backdoor version. Cisco routers in particular are vulnerable.
The U.S. NSA, FBI, regulator CISA and Japanese police are warning about the activities of the Blacktech ha... Read more
Econocom rules out major impact of cyber attack despite second attack
From the initial investigation into the cyber attack at Econocom, the IT services provider concludes that only a small amount of data was stolen. According to the company, the impact of the events is therefore limited.
Belgian IT service provider Econocom fell victim to a cyber attack last week... Read more
IT service provider Econocom victim of cyber attack
Hackers managed to penetrate Econocom's systems last weekend. The investigation into the event is ongoing.
The Belgian Econocom has fallen victim to a cyber attack. The company announced this in a press release. An investigation into the consequences of the attack is still ongoing, but Econocom... Read more
LinkedIn hack permanently deletes accounts
Hackers are currently attacking LinkedIn accounts en masse worldwide. According to security specialists at Cyberint, the attacks follow a set pattern, while users are experiencing a great deal of inconvenience.
According to Cyberint researchers, LinkedIn accounts are currently being encountered ... Read more
Russian state hackers attack European companies via Teams
Microsoft has identified Midnight Blizzard, a Russian government-affiliated hacker group, as the driving force behind a series of recent phishing attacks via Teams. The state hackers allegedly targeted European and U.S. organizations in particular.
According to Microsoft, the Midnight Blizzard h... Read more
Hackers obtained mass access to user accounts with Microsoft key
When Chinese hacker group Storm-0558 obtained a number of key Microsoft keys, they had gained access to Exchange Online and Outlook accounts, according to Microsoft. However, security firm Wiz notes that the hackers were able to enter many more services using the stolen authentication method.
Th... Read more
Norwegian ministries hacked through vulnerability in Ivanti software
Twelve ministries in Norway have been hacked due to a vulnerability in Ivanti's Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) solution.
According to Norwegian authorities, CVE-2023-35078 of Ivanti EPMM allowed hackers to penetrate a software platform used by 12 Norwegian ministries.
In its response to the ... Read more
Kevin Mitnick, former most wanted hacker, dies at 59
Kevin Mitnick, who became one of the world's most wanted hackers in the 1990s, has died at the age of 59 from pancreatic cancer. Mitnick also made a name for himself as a security consultant, author and speaker.
"Much of his life reads like a fiction story. The word that most of us who knew him ... Read more
Chinese email hack only detectable with most expensive Microsoft subscription
Among Microsoft's cloud computing services are detection tools that could have detected the Chinese email hack. The right tools are only part of the most comprehensive and most expensive subscription. In the US, they want to see things changed.
The Biden administration wonders if Microsoft shou... Read more