The hacker has been actively forwarding the network traffic from over 7,500 vulnerable MikroTik routers around the globe, but the attacker could do the same on another 239,000 routers, according to security researchers.
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"We, along with the partners who reported the site, now believe it was built by a third party as part of a simulated phishing test on VoteBuilder," the DNC's chief security officer Bob Lord said in a statement.
"We, along with the partners who reported the site, now believe it was built by a third party as part of a simulated phishing test on VoteBuilder," the DNC's chief security officer Bob Lord said in a statement.
UPDATE: The hacking attempt appears to be a false alarm. The DNC is saying the incident was part of an unauthorized "simulated phishing test" on the party's online voter database.
Google claims the YouTube channels were actually part of a covert Iranian-backed operation to spread propaganda to US viewers. Two days ago, Facebook and Twitter also shut down hundreds of fake accounts and pages allegedly tied to the same Iranian group.
Google claims the YouTube channels were actually part of a covert Iranian-backed operation to spread propaganda to US viewers. Two days ago, Facebook and Twitter also shut down hundreds of fake accounts and pages allegedly tied to the same Iranian group.
'This is the first case where Kaspersky Lab researchers have observed the notorious Lazarus group distributing malware that targets macOS users,' the security firm says.
The spyware, dubbed Triout, can secretly record your phone calls and incoming text messages, take pictures and collect GPS data, and then send the data back to a hacker-controlled server, according to Bitdefender.
Facebook said it uncovered a slew of fake accounts and pages that appear to be tied to two groups: Russian military intelligence and Iranian state media. Both entities acted independently of each other, but tried to spread political messages.