Cybersecurity firm ESET is tracking a previously undisclosed threat actor, Blackwood, presumed to be China-aligned. Blackwood has been linked to adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) attacks using an implant named NSPX30 to hijack update requests of legitimate software, like Tencent QQ and WPS Office. Active since 2018, the entity targets Chinese and Japanese manufacturing, trading, and engineering companies, plus individuals in China, Japan, and the UK. NSPX30 enables packet interception, hiding the attackers’ infrastructure.
Man who stole 2 gold bars from Colorado woman in malware scam sentenced to 6 years in prison
Sagar Patel, 27, has been sentenced to six years in prison by a Colorado judge for stealing two gold bars from a 79-year-old woman. She
