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United Nations Digging Into DPRK Crypto Cyberattacks Totaling $3B

The UN is reportedly investigating dozens of crypto cyberattacks suspected to have earned the North Korean regime billions to fund its nuclear program.

https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/un-digging-into-dprk-crypto-cyberattacks-totaling-3b

US Govt. Offers Millions in Bounties to Find Hive Ransomware Actors

The move by the State Department complements a Hive infrastructure takedown by international law enforcement.

https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/us-department-of-state-offers-millions-to-find-hive-ransomware-actors

33M French Citizens Impacted in Country's Largest-Ever Breach

Viamedis and Almerys, two payment processors widely used by French health insurers, were victims of cyberattackers who struck five days apart.

https://www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/33m-french-citizens-countrys-largest-ever-breach

It's Time to Rethink Third-Party Risk Assessment

Continuously evaluating and updating your third-party risk assessment can improve your security posture and ensure your company doesn't have the next headline-making incident.

https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/it-s-time-to-rethink-third-party-risk-assessment-

Fortinet, Ivanti Keep Customers Busy With Yet More Critical Bugs

Brand-new vulnerabilities from both vendors this week — one exploited in the wild — add to a steady stream of critical security issues in the security platforms.

https://www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/fortinet-ivanti-keep-customers-busy-with-yet-more-critical-bugs

China's Dogged Campaign to Portray Itself as Victim of US Hacking

After the US and its allies formally accused China of irresponsible and malicious behavior in cyberspace back in 2021, the government there has been on a mission to cast the US in the same light.

https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/china-dogged-campaign-victim-of-us-hacking

Ongoing Azure Compromises Target Senior Execs, Microsoft 365 Apps

Attackers are breaching cloud environments and playing games with corporate Microsoft 365 apps, and further victims are likely to come.

https://www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/senior-executives-targeted-ongoing-azure-account-takeover

CISO Corner: DoD Regs, Neurodiverse Talent & Tel Aviv's Light Rail

Also in this issue: How the SEC's reporting rules are being weaponized, quishing attacks plaguing execs, and tabletop exercises making a comeback.

https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/ciso-corner-dod-regs-neurodiverse-talent-tel-aviv-light-rail

Ransomware Groups Claim Hits on Hyundai Motor Europe and a California Union

The unrelated cyberattacks both occurred in January.

https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/ransomware-groups-black-basta-lockbit-hit-hyundai-california-seiu-union

MacOS Targeted by New Backdoor Linked to ALPHV Ransomware

MacOS data exfiltration malware poses as an update for Visual Studio code editor.

https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/macos-targeted-by-new-backdoor-linked-to-alphv-ransomware

Deepfake Democracy: AI Technology Complicates Election Security

While cybersecurity risks to the democratic process have been pervasive for many years now, the prevalence of AI now represents new threats.

https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/deepfake-democracy-ai-technology-election-security

Middle East Cybersecurity Teams Want More Budget

Meanwhile, cyber threats are spiking in the region.

https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/middle-east-cybersecurity-teams-face-insufficient-budgets

Kenya Detected Over 1B Cyber Threats in Q4

Officials attribute the massive volume to the nation's enhanced cyber threat monitoring capabilities.

https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/kenya-detected-over-one-billion-cyber-threats-in-q4

How 'Big 4' Nations' Cyber Capabilities Threaten the West

Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea pose significant cyber threats to Western nations.

https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/how-big-4-nations-cyber-capabilities-threaten-the-west

'Coyote' Malware Begins Its Hunt, Preying on 61 Banking Apps

Brazil, the world's center for banking Trojan malware, has produced one of its most advanced tools yet. And as history shows, Coyote may soon expand its territory.

https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/coyote-malware-preying-61-banking-apps

QR Code 'Quishing' Attacks on Execs Surge, Evading Email Security

The use of QR codes to deliver malicious payloads jumped in Q4 2023, especially against executives, who saw 42 times more QR code phishing than the average employee.

https://www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/qr-code-quishing-attacks-execs-email-security