Spanish Police Arrested 55 Members of ‘Black Panthers’ Cybercrime Group

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The Spanish police arrested 55 members of ‘Black Panthers’ cybercrime group

The Spanish National Police have dismantled a criminal organization that specialized in bank fraud through SIM swapping attacks, and arrested 55 suspects, including the group’s alleged leader.

Chinese state-sponsored hackers reportedly stole millions in US COVID benefits

A state-backed threat actor linked to the Chinese government reportedly has stolen at least $20 million in US COVID relief benefits since 2020, the US Secret Service revealed. This is the first time that the US authorities acknowledged publicly the theft of taxpayer money in pandemic fraud linked to foreign state-affiliated hackers.

Amnesty International Canada hit with a cyber-attack

The Canadian branch of the international human rights non-governmental organization Amnesty International has revealed that a threat actor likely affiliated with the Chinese government has breached its infrastructure.

Ransomware attack on IT provider disrupts businesses and government departments in New Zealand

Multiple organizations and several government departments and public authorities in New Zealand have been affected by a ransomware attack on the Wellington-based managed service provider (MSP) Mercury IT, which provides a wide range of IT services to customers across the country.

North Korean threat actors are still using IE zero-days

The North Korean state-sponsored hacker group tracked as APT37 have exploited a previously unknown vulnerability (zero-day) in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser to target South Korean users with malware, according to Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG).

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