Saturday, January 4, 2025

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"New FireScam Android malware poses as RuStore app to steal data."

Views expressed in this cybersecurity, cyber crime update are those of the reporters and correspondents.  Accessed on 04 January 2025, 1553 UTC.

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New FireScam Android malware poses as RuStore app to steal data

  • A new Android malware named 'FireScam' is being distributed as a premium version of the Telegram app via phishing websites on GitHub that mimick the RuStore, Russia's app market for mobile devices.

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US sanctions Chinese company linked to Flax Typhoon hackers

  • ​The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned Beijing-based cybersecurity company Integrity Tech (also known as Yongxin Zhicheng) for its involvement in cyberattacks attributed to the Chinese state-sponsored Flax Typhoon hacking group.

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Malicious npm packages target Ethereum developers' private keys

  • Twenty malicious packages impersonating the Hardhat development environment used by Ethereum developers are targeting private keys and other sensitive data.

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Apple offers $95 million in Siri privacy violation settlement

  • Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a class action lawsuit in the U.S. alleging that its Siri assistant recorded private conversations and shared them with third parties.

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French govt contractor Atos denies Space Bears ransomware attack claims

  • French tech giant Atos, which secures communications for the country's military and secret services, has denied claims made by the Space Bears ransomware gang that they compromised one of its databases.

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  • The Brain Cipher ransomware gang has begun to leak documents stolen in an attack on Rhode Island's "RIBridges" social services platform.

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New DoubleClickjacking attack exploits double-clicks to hijack accounts

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Chinese hackers targeted sanctions office in Treasury attack

  • ​Chinese state-backed hackers have reportedly breached the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), a Treasury Department office that administers and enforces trade and economic sanctions programs.

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New details reveal how hackers hijacked 35 Google Chrome extensions

  • New details have emerged about a phishing campaign targeting Chrome browser extension developers that led to the compromise of at least thirty-five extensions to inject data-stealing code, including those from cybersecurity firm Cyberhaven.

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Friday, January 3, 2025

Cyber War News Today.

 "NATO countries 'determined to protect turbines and grids from sabotage, cyber warfare.'"

Views expressed in this cybersecurity, cyber espionage, and cyber crime update are those of the reporters and correspondents.  Accessed on 03 January 2025, 2026 UTC.

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  • Published on 10:19 GMT

NATO countries ‘determined to protect turbines and grids from sabotage, cyber warfare’

  • The NATO roundtable took place at NATO headquarters in Brussels, with WindEurope chief executive Giles Dickson in attendance, participating in a panel discussion on critical energy infrastructure at sea and wider energy security threats. The panel focused …

    Source: Riviera - Neutral
  • Published on Jan 1, 2025

AI Nostradamus predicts cyber war & cure for ‘untouchable’ disease in chilling 2025 prophecies… it’s bad news for Putin

  • THE Sun has tasked clever artificial intelligence acting as legendary psychic Nostradamus to reveal its predictions for 2025. Across the next 12 months the online bot believes cyber warfare will dominate across the globe, Vladimir Putin's potential …

    Source: The Scottish Sun - Right-wing
  • Published on 13:00 GMT

How China's 6th-gen aircraft will affect India, US, and global geopolitics

  • China unveiled two sixth-generation fighter jets on December 26, 2024, in Chengdu, Sichuan, China, representing the next evolutionary leap, drawing on lessons from two decades of research and development. While it stunned the world, China’s fighter …

    Source: Firstpost - Center-right
  • Published on 11:26 GMT

Top secret lab is developing UK's first quantum clock to help the British military boost intelligence

  • A top secret lab is developing a super-precise 'quantum clock' that could revolutionize British intelligence.  This super-accurate timekeeping device, to be rolled out by 2029, will allow more precise navigation and surveillance on Royal Navy ships …

    Source: Daily Mail - Right-wing
  • Published on 20:15 GMT

CMMC 2.0 and the possibility of a cyber service: 2025 preview  

  • Staff Sgt. Wendell Myler, a cyber warfare operations journeyman assigned to the 175th Cyberspace Operations Group of the Maryland Air National Guard monitors live cyber attacks on the operations floor of the 27th Cyberspace Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo …

    Source: Breaking Defense - Neutral
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The UK’s quantum clock: Changing military precision and security

  • This new technology is a big leap forward in reducing reliance on GPS, often vulnerable to jamming and disruption, particularly in conflict zones. The quantum clock is more accurate than ever before, it will lose less than one second over billions of year, …

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The Biggest Foreign-Policy Challenges Facing Trump in 2025

  • One of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s biggest boasts is that he was the first U.S. president in decades to have “no new wars” start on his watch—a claim that has been debated. Regardless, he does have two major wars to reckon with as he enters the …

    Source: Foreign Policy - Label Pending
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Top Secret UK Lab Develops High-tech Atomic Clock

  • A top secret lab in the UK has developed an atomic clock using quantum technology, which will make military operations more secure. Developed at the top-secret Defense Science and Technology Laboratory, (Dstl) the quantum clock will be a leap forward in …

    Source: RTTNews - Neutral
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Dialogue are being defeated by disturbance and disruption, even in the theaters of democracy: VP Jagdeep Dhankhar

  • NEW DELHI: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on January 3, 2025 inaugurated the International Congress of Vedanta organised at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Dhankhar stressed the importance of dialogue in the democratic system. He added that …

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  • Published on Jan 1, 2025

US Treasury hacked: Are China and the US stepping up their cyberwar?

  • The United States Department of the Treasury on Monday blamed China for breaching its network and gaining access to information that includes unclassified documents. Beijing has denied the allegation, calling it “groundless”. The alleged hacking comes …

    Source: Al Jazeera - Pro-Government
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UK lab develops 'groundbreaking' atomic clock using quantum technology

  • A "groundbreaking" atomic clock built at a top-secret UK lab will make military operations more secure through experimental quantum technology over the years, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has claimed. Developed at the Defence …

    Source: The Economic Times - Center-right
  • Published on 00:08 GMT

Lookout: New Era of Mobile Threats Demands Urgent Security Action

  • The mobile environment, as useful and beneficial it is for consumers, can prove treacherous for businesses. Advanced malware is no longer the exclusive domain of elite hackers; it's readily available on the black market, which democratizes further …

    Source: MSP Today - Label Pending
  • Published on Jan 2, 2025

“Israel exits this war more powerful and stable than ever,” says Glilot Capital Partners

  • “We expect a massive influx of foreign investments in 2025, as global large investment firms renew their focus on the Israeli economy and the local venture ecosystem in particular, regaining and surpassing previous levels of engagement before the 2022 …

    Source: CTech - Neutral
  • Published on Jan 2, 2025

7 exciting Netflix shows to look forward to this year

  • 2025 has only barely begun, but it’s already shaping up to be a monumental year as far as Netflix releases go, with new series coming across a wide variety of genres that are sure to captivate audiences around the world. This list will no doubt change as …

    Source: BGR - New York - Label Pending
  • Published on Jan 2, 2025

New Air Force Career Fields Getting Reenlistment Bonuses in 2025—Here They Are

  • From pararescuemen to paralegals, the Air Force is expanding bonus opportunities for Active-Duty Airmen in certain career fields who reenlist in 2025.  The service expanded its Selective Retention Bonus to 89 Air Force Specialty Codes on Dec. 16, a few …

    Source: Air Force Magazine - Neutral
  • Published on Jan 2, 2025

China and Russia Forge Major Tech Collaboration To Challenge US

  • Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the government and Sberbank, Moscow's largest state-owned bank, to collaborate with China on developing AI technology in what is likely an effort to challenge the U.S., according to Reuters. In instructions …

    Source: Newsweek - Left-wing
  • Published on Jan 2, 2025

Top secret lab developing UK's first quantum clock, to enhance military intelligence

  • The UK defence ministry has announced the development of the nation's first quantum clock to enhance military intelligence by reducing reliance on GPS. Set for deployment within five years, this breakthrough in quantum technology promises precise …

    Source: The Times of India - Center-right
  • Published on Jan 2, 2025

What does 2025 have in store for us in the technological field.

  • Everyone knows that the technological conflict between the United States and China began at the beginning of this decade and has intensified in recent years, whoever understands technology will excel militarily and economically because more than half of …

    Source: Jordan News - Uncategorized
  • Published on Jan 2, 2025

Is The Peace Dividend Over?

  • (MENAFN- Jordan Times) CAMBRIDGE - Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine should be a wake-up call for Western politicians, corporate leaders, and economists who advocate a green and equitable future but lack any practical or strategic sense of how to get …

    Source: MENAFN - Uncategorized

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