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The Stark Truth Behind the Resurgence of Russia’s Fin7

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The Russia-based cybercrime group dubbed “ Fin7,” known for phishing and malware attacks that have cost victim organizations an estimated $3 billion in losses since 2013, was declared dead last year by U.S. authorities. But experts say Fin7 has roared back to life in 2024 — setting up thousands of …

Trojanized versions of PuTTY utility being used to spread backdoor

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Enlarge (credit: Getty Images ) Researchers believe hackers with connections to the North Korean government have been pushing a Trojanized version of the PuTTY networking utility in an attempt to backdoor the network of organizations they want to spy on. Researchers from security firm Mandiant said on Thursday that at …