A hacking group named GhostR claims it hacked the World-Check screening database. The group told TechCrunch they stole the data last month from a Singapore-based firm with access to the World-Check database. The database is used for security clearances in the public and private sectors. It contains the names of individuals believed to have ties to terrorist organizations, organized crime, or sanctioned entities.

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The hackers say they have stolen 5.3 million records from the World-Check database, used by companies and banks for screening potential customers.

Kaspersky has published a report on a malware campaign the company it calls DuneQuixote that targeted entities in the Middle East. The DuneQuixote dropper was distributed using tampered TotalCommander installers and was used to deploy a novel backdoor named CR4T.

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Analysis of DuneQuixote APT campaign in the Middle East

New unattributed DuneQuixote campaign targeting entities in the Middle East employs droppers disguised as Total Commander installer and CR4T backdo...

The art of writing a legible vulnerability report is slowly dying God... I'm so tired of reading 2000 words just to get a basic understanding of what some people found