It’s the second attack on a crypto firm in two consecutive days. A cyberattack burnt $15 million worth of holes in the pocket of a DeFi protocol. In another streak, an American corporation specializing in motion and control technologies and a German wind turbine maker disclosed network intrusions. Nevertheless, cheers to a great effort by the Germans for taking down the Russian darknet market Hydra. Let’s scroll down for today’s key highlights in the cybersecurity space.
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An attacker manipulated Inverse Finance’s money market, Anchor, and increased the price of its Ethereum token (INV) via Sushiswap, allowing them to borrow $15.6 million in various cryptocurrencies.
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IT systems at wind turbine seller and manufacturer Nordex Group were knocked offline in a cyberattack. It impacted business units and operations across multiple locations.
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Parker Hannifin Corp suffered a third-party breach and it is suspected that attackers may have accessed company data and the personal information of employees.
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Mandiant warned against the evil ambitions of the FIN7 group, which has forayed into ransomware operations. It was spotted showing off a novel backdoor and new malicious tools.
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Cicada or APT10, a Chinese APT group, is targeting organizations across different sectors, including government, legal, religious, and NGOs, in an ongoing espionage campaign that began months ago.
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Armorblox researchers found nearly 28,000 user mailboxes—across Office 365 and Google Workspace—impacted by a WhatsApp voicemail phishing campaign designed to steal sensitive data from their devices.
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German police disrupted the dark web market Hydra and seized bitcoin worth $25 million. The marketplace was a hub for selling narcotics, stolen credit card data, money laundering services, fake identity documents, and protecting Tor users.
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The Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy was launched officially under the State Department to address the national security challenges, economic opportunities, and implications for the U.S. in the areas of cyberspace, digital technologies, and digital policy.
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SilverSky, an MDR services provider acquired Florida-based Cybraics to further strengthen its threat hunting capabilities and associated intellectual property portfolio.
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Coro, an all-in-one cybersecurity platform for SMBs, raised $60 million in Series C round led by Balderton Capital, with participation from previous investor Jerusalem Venture Partners.
