30 November 2023
North Korea's Lazarus Group Generates $3 Billion from Crypto Hacks
- DPRK hackers increasingly target cryptocurrency for revenue since 2017, circumventing country sanctions.
Black Basta Ransomware Nets Over $100 Million in Extortion
- Russia-linked Black Basta ransomware group amasses over $100 million in ransom payments from 90+ victims.
Hackers Exploit US Water Facility via Exposed PLCs
- CISA warns hackers breached a U.S. water facility through hacking into exposed Unitronics programmable logic controllers (PLCs).
CACTUS Ransomware Exploits Qlik Sense Vulnerabilities
- CACTUS ransomware campaign exploits Qlik Sense vulnerabilities for initial access, first such instance documented.
Google Reveals RETVec for Gmail Defense Against Malicious Emails
- Google introduces RETVec to identify spam and malicious emails in Gmail, trained to resist character-level manipulations.
US Treasury Sanctions Sinbad Crypto Mixer Used by North Korean Hackers
- U.S. Treasury sanctions Sinbad crypto mixer used by North Korean Lazarus Group to launder funds from cyber heists.
Dollar Tree Data Breach Affects 2 Million People
- Dollar Tree hit by third-party breach impacting nearly 2 million due to hack of service provider Zeroed-In Technologies.
Japanese Space Agency JAXA Hacked in Cyberattack
- Japan's JAXA suffers cyberattack compromising sensitive space-related technology and data.
SIM Swapper Receives 8-Year Sentence for Hacks and Crypto Theft
- Amir Hossein Golshan sentenced to 8 years in prison for crimes involving SIM swapping, hacking, and cryptocurrency theft.