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Since 2023, Microsoft observed a decrease in the time required for the group to adopt public POCs

Alert follows advisory about Kremlin hackers targeting Cisco routers

Web attacks also surge in financial services, although not in UK

Surrey and Sussex police forces reprimanded after recording 200,000 calls

The NCSC’s CEO, Lindy Cameron, urges the UK to cooperate more with its allies in combating cyber threats

The findings come from a new report by asset visibility and security company Armis

EFF has a good explainer on the problems with the new UN Cybercrime Treaty, currently being negotiated in Vienna.

The draft treaty has the potential to rewrite criminal laws around the world, possibly adding over 30 criminal offenses and new expansive police powers for both domestic and international criminal investigations.

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While we don’t think the U.N. Cybercrime Treaty is necessary, we’ve been closely scrutinizing the process and providing constructive analysis. We’ve made clear that human rights must be baked into the proposed treaty so that it doesn’t become a tool to stifle freedom of expression, infringe on privacy and data protection, or endanger vulnerable people and communities.

The findings by Jamf suggest the observed attacks are highly targeted

A new advisory by Group-IB suggests the software used as part of these attacks is not compromised

The malicious software library can collect installed app lists, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth data, and more