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Russia’s Largest Platform for State Procurement Hit by Cyberattack From Pro-Ukraine Group

Last week, the previously unknown pro-Ukraine hacker group Yellow Drift claimed responsibility for the attack on Roseltorg, stating they had deleted 550 terabytes of data, including emails and backups.

Russian Nationals Arrested by US, Accused of Running Crypto Mixers Blender and Sinbad

The U.S. Department of Justice said two of the men — Roman Vitalyevich Ostapenko and Alexander Evgenievich Oleynik — were arrested on December 1 but did not say where. A third man, Anton Vyachlavovich Tarasov, is still at large.

Hackers Claim to Breach Russian State Agency Managing Property, Land Records

A group of hackers with unknown ties has claimed responsibility for breaching a Russian government agency, Rosreestr, which is responsible for managing property and land records.

Pig Butchering Victim Sues Banks for Allowing Scammers To Open Accounts

A California man has sued three banks for alleged “willful blindness” in allowing criminals to open accounts used to steal nearly $1 million from him in a cryptocurrency investment scam.

US Sanctions Prominent Chinese Cyber Company for Role in Flax Typhoon Attacks

The Treasury Department said Integrity Technology provided Flax Typhoon actors with infrastructure between the summer of 2022 and fall of 2023 — with the state-backed groups sharing and receiving information from the company.

Apple to Pay $95 Million to Settle Siri Privacy Lawsuit

Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a proposed class-action lawsuit asserting that it violated users’ privacy by allowing its voice-activated Siri feature to record device owners' conversations and share them with third parties.

Dutch Regulator Fines Netflix $5 Million for Data Privacy Violations

The decision comes in response to a complaint the Austrian privacy nonprofit None of Your Business (Noyb) filed with the DPA in 2019. Netflix has since overhauled its privacy policy and enhanced the information it provides, the Dutch authority said.

Routers With Default Passwords are Attracting Mirai Infections, Juniper Says

A specific line of Juniper Networks devices can easily become infected with Mirai malware if users don’t scrap their default passwords, the networking equipment company said in an advisory.

American private equity firm buys Israeli spyware company Paragon

An American private equity firm has closed a deal to acquire the Israeli spyware company Paragon, according to Israeli news outlets. There are conflicting reports on what AE Industrial Partners, a private equity behemoth, paid for Paragon.

CISA Releases First Draft of Updated National Cyber Incident Response Plan

CISA officials reiterated that it is not meant to be a strict instruction manual but more of a general outline “that ensures coherent coordination” to match the pace of U.S. adversaries.

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