Information Technology Security

By Murtuza Merchant, Benzinga Crypto scammers briefly hacked the official Twitter, YouTube and Facebook accounts of the British army to promote certain non-fungible token (NFT) collections and phishing scams. The press office of the Ministry of Defense confirmed Monday that it was aware of the breach and that an investigation was underway: "The Army takes information security extremely seriously and is resolving the issue. Until their investigation is complete it would be inappropriate to comment further." The official social media accounts were subsequently restored, while scam and phishing links were deleted. It remains unclear who was behind the breach, how many victims were affected and the quantum of funds lost to phishing schemes. According to screenshots posted by Twitter users, hackers promoted at least two derivates of fraudulent NFT collections of “The Possessed” and “BAPESCLAN.” Hackers also pinned a fake NFT mint of “The Possessed” NFT collection, with phishing li...

by Anna Zhadan,  Cyber News The technology giant terminated hundreds of YouTube and Ads accounts for their involvement in coordinated influence operations designed to support Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, criticize Costa Rican politicians, and upload spam content. Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) updated a bulletin for the second quarter of 2022 detailing all coordinated influence operation campaigns terminated on Google’s platforms over that period. This comes as a part of the platform's initiative to prevent the spread of misinformation and disinformation. As such, TAG terminated 138 YouTube channels and two Ads accounts for a campaign linked to a Russian consulting firm. The campaign praised Russia’s aggression in Ukraine and expressed critical views of Ukraine and the NATO alliance, disseminating content in Russian. Similarly, 44 YouTube channels and nine Ads accounts were removed for another campaign linked to the Internet Research Agency (IRA.) The channels were supporti...