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The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) has said it is investigating a possible data breach after a hacker revealed data for sale on a dark web forum.

LAUSD is the second-largest public school district in the United States, counting more than half a million students for the 2023-2024 school year. Furthermore, it has almost 50,000 employees, including almost 26,000 teachers.

US targeting TikTok a “black box’ bid to illegally seize the assets of a foreign company

Last month, United States President Joe Biden signed into law the so-called 21st Century Peace through Strength Act, which prohibits entities in the US from distributing, updating or maintaining a website or application operated by ByteDance, effectively banning the popular short-video sharing platform TikTok in the US unless it is sold.

The TikTok legislation underscores the US’ attempt to maintain its hegemony in the digital realm. That the legislation was fast-tracked through Congress suggests it was a political campaign launched by the US to impede the development of other countries.

An act of robbery under the guise of law, the move…

Ebury, one of the most advanced server-side malware campaigns, has been active for 15 years but its use by threat actors is still growing, according to cybersecurity firm ESET.

A new report published on May 14 by ESET Research showed that operators of the Ebury malware and botnet were more active than ever in 2023.

Over the years, Ebury has been deployed as a backdoor to compromise almost 400,000 Linux, FreeBSD and OpenBSD servers. More than 100,000 were still compromised as of late 2023.

Long known to deploy spam, web traffic redirections and credential stealing, the Ebury group recently added credit card compromise and cryptocurrency theft in its techniques, tactics and procedures (TTPs).

What is the Ebury Botnet?

Ebury is a malicious group that has been active since…

Ebury, one of the most advanced server-side malware campaigns, has been active for 15 years but its use by threat actors is still growing, according to cybersecurity firm ESET.

A new report published on May 14 by ESET Research showed that operators of the Ebury malware and botnet were more active than ever in 2023.

Over the years, Ebury has been deployed as a backdoor to compromise almost 400,000 Linux, FreeBSD and OpenBSD servers. More than 100,000 were still compromised as of late 2023.

Long known to deploy spam, web traffic redirections and credential stealing, the Ebury group recently added credit card compromise and cryptocurrency theft in its techniques, tactics and procedures (TTPs).

What is the Ebury Botnet?

Ebury is a malicious group that has been active since…

• ESET Research has released its deep-dive investigation into one of the most advanced server-side malware campaigns, which is still growing – Ebury group with their malware and botnet.
• Over the years, Ebury has been deployed as a backdoor to compromise almost 400,000 Linux, FreeBSD, and OpenBSD servers; more than 100,000 were still compromised as of late 2023.
• Ebury actors have been pursuing monetization activities subsequent to our 2014 publication on Operation Windigo, including the spread of spam, web traffic redirections, and credential stealing.
• Additionally, ESET has confirmed that operators are also involved in cryptocurrency heists.
• In many cases, Ebury operators were able to gain full access to large servers of ISPs and well-known hosting providers.

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