Several threat actors, predominantly of Russian origin, allegedly have intensified their activities against organizations in the Czech Republic following the announcement by Czech Defense Minister Jana Černochová regarding the establishment of a “Ukrainian legion”. Народная CyberАрмия, NoName057(16), Azzasec, and Khalifa Hackers are among the attackers. The allegations about their cyberattacks are…

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A new report from Check Point Research (CPR) reveals that over 20,000 Ubiquiti devices, including the popular G4 Instant Camera and other models, remain susceptible to cyberattacks. The vulnerabilities, stemming from exposed UDP ports...
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A British hacker who compromised over 500 Coinbase accounts in 2018 and 2019 via phishing websites has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison. Elliot Gunton, now in his early 20s, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud outside the UK and money laundering.Gunton, along with his accomplices, managed to steal more than $900,000 from over 500 accounts of users of the Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange when he was just 17 and 18 years old.The criminals accessed the accounts by directing victims to a fake website mimicking the Coinbase login page, where they were prompted to enter their credentials. This allowed the perpetrators to gain access to the victims’ accounts and siphon off substantial amounts of cryptocurrency.In addition to his latest sentence, Gunton has been ordered to pay back £407,359 (approximately $524,700) after hacking several high-profile Instagram accounts. In 2019, Gunton was sentenced to 20 months in prison for stealing personal data from TalkTalk customers. He exchanged the data for hundreds of thousands of dollars in cryptocurrency. However, he avoided jail time by completing a 12-month rehabilitation order.

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