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 Meta announced that it has taken down two cyber-espionage operations. The operations were based in Southeast Asia. More: - The threat actor, a hacker group tracked as Bitter APT, targeted individuals in the U.K., Pakistan, India, and New Zealand.
- Bitter APT used different threat vectors such as malicious domains, compromised websites, and third-party hosting providers.
- The hackers posed as fake persons on the internet, luring their victims to click on malware-infected links.
- Bitter is believed to be based in Southeast Asia and is known for using a malware variant named Dracarys.
- The second hacker group that was caught using Facebook to breach users is APT36, a hacker group that deploys LazaSpy.
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 Researchers believe that Chinese hackers may be cyberattacking eastern European countries and Afghanistan. The hackers used phishing emails to target different industries and businesses. More: - The report was made by Kaspersky, as researchers stated that the threat actor targeted industrial plants, design bureaus, research institutes, government agencies, ministries, and departments.
- Hackers used a Microsoft Word security flaw tracked CVE-2017-11882 to breach their targets by infecting their victim's devices with PortDoor malware.
- Researchers believe that the threat actor responsible for the breach is APT TA428, a Chinese hacker group known for previously having targeted governments in Asia.
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 FBI agents have been sent to Albania to help the law authorities investigate the recent government data breach. The Albanian government claims that no sensitive data has been stolen. More: - The news was announced by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure and Energy, Belinda Balluku.
- Threat actors managed to paralyze E-Albania, an online system that citizens use to download certificates, pay taxes, see their medical records, etc.
- Albanian Primeminister Edi Rama stated that the country had suspicions about which countries could have carried out the attack but did not mention any.
- The NATO member country is still investigating the case, but reports claim that Iran-backed threat actors may have executed the cyberattack.
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 The NHS has been hit with a cyberattack that is delaying ambulances. The threat actor responsible for the attack is not known yet. More: - Hackers managed to breach Advanced, a company that provides network services for the National Health Service in the U.K.
- Researchers believe that hackers attacked the company with ransomware, but authorities have refused to comment further.
- The attack has also managed to breach patient referrals, resulting in a warning for family doctors that they could see an increased number of patients.
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Trava Security has raised a $4.5M funding round. The round was led by Mercury Fund. More: - Other participants in the round include Elevate Ventures, TDF Ventures, High Alpha Capital, and M25.
- Trava Security aims to become a one-stop shop that offers threat detection, management, incident response, and insurance risk assessment.
- The company has 27 employees and is based in Indiana.
- Trava raised $3.5M in funding earlier this year, while its founding team has experience in organizations such as the FBI and Goldman Sachs.
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- Windows has released a statement warning that devices that support the Vector Advanced Encryption Standard may be susceptible to being hacked.
- Twilio has announced that it has been hit with a data breach. Hackers managed to steal company information by hacking some of its employees.
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