Plus: Chinese hackers have targeted Australian energy operators
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 TikTok has denied being hacked after last week's data leak reports. TikTok claims that neither the source code nor customer data that was published in forums belong to the company. More: - A hacker group published the data last week, claiming they have 790GB worth of materials stolen from TikTok and WeChat.
- The group tracked as AgainstTheWest is known to target countries that are perceived as working against Western interests, as details about the threat actor are sparse.
- The list of targeted countries includes China, Russia, North Korea, Iran, etc.
- TikTok has denied the claims, saying that the company's security team has reassured them that the data in question does not belong to them and has never been deployed.
- Security researchers have claimed that the hacker group's leaked files show at least a partial data breach. At the same time, they expect to see more in the upcoming days to confirm whether TikTok purposefully denies the leak.
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Samsung has confirmed that it was hacked in July 2022. According to the company, hackers managed to steal U.S. customer data. More: - Samsung claims it only tracked the cyberattack on August 4th, 2022.
- Hackers stole names, last names, product registration information, and demographics.
- According to the South Korean giant, the threat actor could not breach credit card information.
- To ensure customer safety, Samsung stated that it has announced law authorities and has hired a third-party cybersecurity company.
- The bug that the unknown threat actor used has been patched, while the company has urged its users to be careful regarding emails that ask them for log-in credentials and seem suspicious.
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The U.S. Government has forbidden three former NSA employees to access security information for the upcoming three years. The individuals helped the United Arab Emirates spy on U.S. companies. More: - The three former NSA employees will not be able to have information regarding International Traffic in Arms Regulations.
- These three individuals are named Ryan Adams, Marc Baier, and Daniel Gericke.
- Besides the security clearance, the three former employees will also have to pay $1.7M in damages.
- Officials from the FBI have stated that this development sends a clear message to those with malicious intent toward the U.S.
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 Chinese hackers have targeted Australian energy operators. The threat actor responsible for the breach is believed to be APT40. More: - The cyberattack is believed to have occurred between April and June.
- Hackers targeted energy companies in Asia-Pacific by attempting to infect employees with malware through a fake news portal.
- Threat actors emailed numerous company employees, asking for feedback regarding their website.
- Once the victims would click the links, hackers would be able to log keystrokes and access other sensitive data.
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 Belarusian hacktivists are trying to topple the government by selling NFTs that contain stolen data. The group is tracked as the Cyber Partisans. More: - The Cyber Partisans have created fake digital passports with government officials' identities, using information they leaked on the internet.
- The NFTs were listed on OpenSea, but the popular marketplace removed the collection due to privacy issues.
- This hacktivist group came to mainstream attention after breaching Belarus' national database and leaking the passport information of numerous government officials.
- Cyber Partisans is comprised of nearly 60 people.
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