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University Professors Targeted by North Korean Cyber Espionage Group

The North Korea-linked threat actor known as Kimsuky has been linked to a new set of attacks targeting university staff, researchers, and professors for intelligence gathering purposes.
Cybersecurity firm Resilience said it identified the activity in late July 2024 after it observed an operation security (OPSEC) error made by the hackers.
Kimsuky, also known by the names APT43, ARCHIPELAGO, Read More 

US oil giant Halliburton confirms cyberattack behind systems shutdown

​Halliburton, one of the world’s largest providers of services to the energy industry, has confirmed a cyberattack that forced it to shut down some of its systems earlier this week. […] Read More 

HelloKitty ransomware now exploiting Apache ActiveMQ flaw in attacks

A remote code execution (RCE) flaw impacting Apache ActiveMQ has been under active exploitation by threat actors who use HelloKitty ransomware payloads. […]   Read More 

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