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The FBI has confirmed that Iranian hackers were responsible for a cyberattack on the Trump campaign. The attack aimed to influence the 2020 U.S. presidential election by stealing sensitive data​

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With the Kingdom’s strategic goal of being one of the most digitally forward and advanced economies, the increasingly sophisticated and pervasive nature of cyberthreats are pushing organizations to adopt newer concepts known as “hyper-resilient cybersecurity.” That will protect their digital assets in the push toward digitization. This new paradigm in cybersecurity leverages a combination of advanced technologies, along with artificial intelligence and machine learning at the forefront, in order to create a robust defense against evolving cyber adversaries.

IntelBroker and EnergyWeaponUser, known for their illegal activities, have announced a new data breach targeting the large technology company AMD. This breach is said to have occurred on August 25, 2024, and is separate from a previous breach in June. According to a post on the dark web marketplace BreachForums, the attackers have obtained internal communications from various AMD sources, including “idmprod.xilinx.com” and “amdsso.okta.com.” The compromised data reportedly contains sensitive information such as user credentials, case numbers, descriptions, and internal resolutions.

The financial and government sectors have come under increasing attacks in India, with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) warning banks to double down on cybersecurity.

Scammers hacked the official McDonald’s Instagram account to promote a sham memecoin based on the fast food giant’s mascot Grimace.

Malicious .msi installers disguised as legitimate software actively target Korean and Chinese speakers by dubbing UULoader, contain a loader likely developed by a Chinese speaker, and evade detection by most security solutions. The malware employs DLL side-loading to execute obfuscated payloads, potentially delivering remote access trojans or credential stealers.

Documents from a lawsuit revealed that over 2.9 billion records are vulnerable after a massive hack of the Florida-based National Public Data network.

WASHINGTON, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Two U.S. lawmakers want the Biden administration to probe China's TP-Link Technology Co and its affiliates for potential national security risks from their widely used WiFi routers over fears they could be used in cyber attacks against the U.S. Republican Representative John Moolenaar and Democratic Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi, who lead the House Select Committee on China, requested a Commerce Department probe in a Tuesday letter seen by Reuters.