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South Korean hackers exploited WPS Office zero-day to deploy malware
The South Korea-aligned cyberespionage group APT-C-60 has been leveraging a zero-day code execution vulnerability in the Windows version of WPS Office to install the SpyGlace backdoor on East Asian targets. WPS Office is a productivity suite developed by the Chinese firm Kingsoft that is popular in Asia. Reportedly, it has over 500 million active users worldwide. The zero-day flaw, tracked…
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South Korea says DPRK hackers stole spy plane technical data
South Korea’s ruling party, People Power Party (PPP), claims that North Korean hackers have stolen crucial information about K2 tanks, the country’s main battle tank, as well as its “Baekdu” and “Geumgang” spy planes. PPP fears that DPRK will use this information to evade military surveillance and gain an advantage on the battlefield, so it’s calling for the urgent introduction…
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South Suburban College notifies 96K people of data breach that compromised SSNs
South Suburban College in Illinois this week confirmed it notified 96,012 people about a November 2023 data breach that compromised names, Social Security numbers, addresses, and dates of birth. SSC says this was a ransomware attack, but no cybercriminal group claimed responsibility for the breach as of time of writing. The College’s notice to students states, “On or around November…
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