2/20/2025

~ The Cyber Beat
Chinese Hackers Use Custom Malware to Spy on U.S. Telecom Networks

China-Linked Attackers Exploit Check Point Flaw to Deploy ShadowPad and Ransomware

Friedrich Merz Targeted by Pro-Russian Disinformation Before German Vote, Researchers Say

Google Ad-Tech Users Can Target National Security ‘Decision Makers’ and People With Chronic Diseases

Over 330 Million Credentials Compromised by Infostealers

Black Basta Ransomware Gang’s Internal Chat Logs Leak Online

Hacked, Leaked, Exposed: Why You Should Never Use Stalkerware Apps

The Cryptocurrency Scam That Turned a Small Town Against Itself

West Coast Cybersecurity Salaries Outshine Rest of Country

Health Net Federal Services Pays $11M Settlement Over Alleged Cybersecurity Lapses

SEC Replaces Cryptocurrency Fraud Unit With Team Aimed More Broadly at Emerging Tech

When Brand Loyalty Trumps Data Security		Malicious Ads Target Freelance Developers via GitHub

Darcula PhaaS Can Now Auto-Generate Phishing Kits for Any Brand

Ottawa Family Physicians (KS) Notifies Patients of December 2024 Data Breach

UK Healthcare Giant Hcrg Confirms Hack After Ransomware Gang Claims Theft of Sensitive Data

New NailaoLocker Ransomware Used Against EU Healthcare Orgs

Cybercriminals Use Eclipse Jarsigner to Deploy XLoader Malware via ZIP Archives

Hackers Exploit Signal’s Linked Devices Feature to Hijack Accounts via Malicious QR Codes

Critical Flaws in Mongoose Library Expose MongoDB to Data Thieves, Code Execution

Citrix Releases Security Fix for NetScaler Console Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Microsoft Patches Actively Exploited Power Pages Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Apiiro Unveils Free Scanner to Detect Malicious Code Merges

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