Plus: Hyundai's customers in France and Italy exposed to data breach
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 The FBI has arrested a 21-year-old Massachusetts Air National Guard member suspected of leaking secret Pentagon documents. The male individual is named Jack Teixeira. More: - Teixeira was arrested at his mother's residence in North Dighton, Massachusetts. At the moment of the arrest, Teixeira was reportedly seen reading a book and did not resist the arrest.
- The 21-year-old had been a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard since 2019, working as a Cyber Transport Systems journeyman.
- Teixeira allegedly leaked documents on Ukraine's military plans in the war against the Russian invasion, collaborating with a group of other individuals on Discord.
- As a result of the controversy surrounding this event, the Pentagon has begun to limit who across the government receives its highly classified daily intelligence briefs.
- Everyone previously on the email list had the proper clearance, but many did not have "need-to-know."
- Many experts and regular citizens questioned whether a 21-year-old should have had access to such highly classified information.
- Some of the classified information that was leaked includes data on the weapons that Ukraine may soon run out of, who is training Ukrainian troops, how many weapons the Ukrainian army has, etc.
- According to initial investigation reports, Teixeria did not show signs of having hatred against the U.S., its government, or any of its allies. Therefore, the motive behind his sharing of military details on Discord remains unknown.
- Only time will tell what effect this will have on the U.S.'s ability to gather information in the future.
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Russia is claiming that NATO has launched over 5,000 cyberattacks since 2022 with the purpose of disrupting its national digital infrastructure. Russian cybersecurity companies claim that China- and North Korea-backed groups have attacked the country the most. More: - According to the Russian FSB, many of the cyberattacks that were credited to the IT Army of Ukraine were, in fact, launched by pro-west hacker groups such as:
- Anonymous,
- Sailens,
- Goast clan,
- Ji-En-Ji,
- SquadZOZ, etc.
- The cyberattacks were allegedly deployed from Ukraine.
- Russia's accusations come only a day after Poland's Military Counterintelligence Service stated that Russia, through its state-backed hacker groups, is targeting multiple EU and NATO countries with cyberattacks.
- While the Russian government stated that NATO had conducted the most cyberattacks against the country, Russian company Rostelecom published a report which says the opposite. This report claims that the four most active hacker groups that have cyberattacked Russia are:
- Lazarus Group (North Korea-backed),
- APT27 (China-backed),
- APT41 (China-backed),
- and APT10 (China-backed).
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Europol has made five arrests in an effort to take down a group that stole $98M through fraudulent activity. The group stole money from over 33,000 people globally. More: - The scammers created legitimate-looking website advertising and social media campaigns, encouraging users to make investments of up to $500 through a fake online investment platform.
- Call center workers then called the individuals, tricking them with fake statistics that showed large profits. The users then were convinced to invest more money so that they could earn even bigger returns.
- During the simultaneous operations, police authorities seized assets such as:
- electronic equipment,
- cash,
- Bitcoin,
- luxury watches,
- credit cards, etc.
- This operation was conducted in Germany, Israel, Bulgaria, Romania, and Georgia.
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Hyundai's customers in France and Italy have been exposed to a data breach, according to a company announcement. The responsible threat actor is unknown at this point. More: - According to researchers, hackers were able to steal data such as:
- E-mail addresses
- Physical addresses
- Telephone numbers
- Vehicle chassis numbers, etc.
- Reports, however, claim that data financial data or identification numbers have remained safe.
- Hyundai has contacted the affected victims, informing them of the breach and warning them to be cautious with unsolicited e-mails and SMS texts claiming to originate from them, as they could be phishing and social engineering attempts.
- Hyundai sells over 500,000 vehicles per year in Europe.
Zoom Out: - Hyundai has suffered from several cybersecurity issues recently. In February 2023, the company was forced to release a security patch for several car models. The patch fixed a USB cable hack that enabled thieves to steal the vehicles.
- In December 2022, the company tracked a security bug in the Hyundai app that allowed remote attackers to unlock the cars.
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Cyfirma has raised a $5.5M Series B funding round to help companies predict cyberattacks. The company works with companies such as Toshiba and Mitsubishi. More: - OurCrowd offers predictive cybersecurity intelligence software that aims to help companies predict and avoid being hacked.
- The company claims to have helped its clients avoid $2.5B in damages.
- OurCrowd led the funding round, while Indian company L&T Innovation Fund also participated in the funding.
- This funding round will be used for product development and market expansion in North America, Europe, and MENA region.
- Cyfirma has offices in The U.S., Germany, Singapore, India, and Japan.
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