InfoSec News Nuggets 10/08/2024

DOJ, Microsoft seize 107 domains used in Russia's Star Blizzard phishing attacks  The US Department of Justice and Microsoft have seized 107 websites used by Russian cyberspies in a phishing campaign to steal sensitive information from US government agencies, think tanks, and other victims. Court orders targeted domains belonging to Russia's Callisto Group (aka Star Blizzard and Coldriver), a hacking unit of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) that has been attacking defense, intelligence, political…
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InfoSec News Nuggets 12/19/2022

Social Blade Confirms Breach After Hacker Offers to Sell User Data Social media analytics service Social Blade has confirmed a security breach after a hacker offered to sell a database allegedly stolen from the company’s systems. Social Blade monitors tens of millions of social media accounts, including on YouTube, Twitter, Twitch, Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok. The company helps content creators boost their channel’s popularity. The Social Blade database was offered for sale on a hacker…
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