A sophisticated cyber campaign used DLL side‑loading to deliver a hybrid PlugX variant and the Bookworm backdoor to telecom and ASEAN networks, revealing renewed tactics by China‑linked threat actors.
The Rhysida ransomware gang claims to have breached Maryland’s Department of Transportation, leaking personal data and demanding a $3.3 million ransom. Officials confirmed data loss affecting Maryland Transit Administration systems but said core services remain operational.
The U.S. Secret Service dismantled a massive telecom threat in New York City, seizing 100,000 SIM cards and 300 servers hidden across abandoned apartments. Authorities say the “imminent” campaign, discovered before the UN Assembly, could have crippled cellular services, government operations, and emergency systems. Investigators believe foreign threat actors used the network for covert communication with criminal enterprises
TikTok’s future in the United States is undergoing a dramatic shift. Under a new deal, the app’s powerful recommendation algorithm will be retrained exclusively on U.S. user data, with a consortium of American investors taking control. While framed as a national security safeguard, experts warn the move could reshape TikTok’s content, amplify political influence, and…
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