A North Korea-linked threat actor known for its cyber espionage operations has gradually expanded into financially-motivated attacks that involve the deployment of ransomware, setting it apart from other nation-state hacking groups linked to the country. Google-owned Mandiant is tracking the activity cluster under a new moniker APT45, which overlaps with...

North Korean Hackers Shift from Cyber Espionage to Ransomware Attacks

US security vendor KnowBe4 has just revealed that a North Korean hacker tricked them with an AI image and stolen ID. The hacker immediately attempted to load malware into the company’s system but was not successful. According to CEO and founder Stu Sjouwerman, “no data was lost, compromised, or exfiltrated on any KnowBe4 systems.”

US Cybersecurity Firm Accidentally Hires North Korean Hacker

A long-known cyber-espionage group working on behalf of North Korea's foreign intelligence service is systematically stealing technical information and intellectual property from organizations in the US and other countries to advance its own nuclear and military programs. The group — which security vendors track variously as Andariel, Silent Chollima, Onyx...

Feds Warn of North Korean Cyberattacks on US Critical Infrastructure

A North Korean hacking group notorious for carrying out large-scale cyberattacks against government institutions and critical infrastructure is expanding its operations to target the healthcare, energy and financial sectors, according to a Mandiant report published Thursday. Andariel, a hacking group likely run by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Reconnaissance...

Mandiant: North Korean Hackers Targeting Healthcare, Energy

A US security training company discovered it mistakenly hired a North Korean hacker to be a software engineer after the employee’s newly issued computer became infected with malware. The incident occurred at KnowBe4, which develops security awareness programs to teach employees about phishing attacks and cyber threats. The company...

Security Firm Discovers Remote Worker Is Really a North Korean Hacker

New York City, NY

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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

PC Gamer

The move has stumped the scientific community as there's no obvious reason for it.

Multiple governments around the world have secretly agreed to restrict the export of quantum computers

Los Angeles, CA

- Advertisement - Homelessness is increasingly affecting the restaurant industry in Los Angeles Koreatown, with a growing number of establishments reporting damages from theft, disturbances, and even business closures. On July 28, Gogo’s Tacos, a popular taco restaurant near Koreatown, closed its doors. “Due to safety concerns in the community,...

Increasing homeless issues lead to business closures in LA Koreatown

Pontotoc County, MS

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Mississippi News Group

Police in Pontotoc made an arrest recently that led to the discover of multiple IED's according to a press release from the Pontotoc County Sheriff. The Criminal Investigation Division (CID) of Pontotoc County Sheriff’s Department reports that on Tuesday July 2nd, 2024 Jason Lambert 40 of Tupelo, Ms. was arrested and charged by the CID and charged withDomestic Violence-Aggravated Assault and Felony Malicious Mischief.

Man arrested on domestic violence charges found to have multiple Molotov cocktails

Alameda, CA

Alameda Post

The unthinkable has happened. Again. A gunman has taken multiple lives. The difference this time? It happened here, in Alameda. We are an island, both physically and psychologically. I spend a lot of time explaining to people that our focus is Alameda, and Alameda alone, so our coverage doesn’t usually include stories as horrific as this one.

It Happened Again. Here.

Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Virginia State

Ronkonkoma, NY

The New York Post reveals that two men who died in a plane crash at MacArthur Airport were from Virginia. The men had been visiting friends in Long Island and were returning home when the tragedy occurred.

Life partners from Virginia have been identified as the victims of a New York plane crash

Missouri State

Fulton, MO

CJ Coombs

Updated on July 17, 2024, concerning two of the missing children listed below. Bringing them home: for 40 years, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) has been helping to locate missing children.

Seven teenagers have been missing in Missouri since June 2024

- Advertisement - In a recent lecture video produced by the North Korean government for its residents, former U.S. President Donald Trump was prominently featured. The video, themed “Crush the Anti-Republic Plotting,” is part of North Korea’s ongoing propaganda campaign, Radio Free Asia reported on July 24.

Anti-U.S. video featuring Trump shown to North Korean residents

Pennsylvania State

Bucks County Beacon

With an assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024, the U.S. experienced another violent episode in its increasingly polarized politics. Former President Trump, who’s about to formally become the GOP nominee for president in the 2024 election, survived the attempted assassination when, initial reports said, a bullet grazed his ear . But one rally attendee was killed , more spectators were injured and the suspected gunman is also dead. The Conversation’s politics editor, Naomi Schalit, spoke with University of Massachusetts, Lowell, scholar Arie Perliger after the event. Perliger offered insight from his study of political violence and assassinations. Given the stark political polarization in the U.S., Perliger said, “it’s not a surprise that eventually people engage in violence.”

‘One Inch from a Potential Civil War’? Trump Shooting a Close Call for American Democracy

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A man died in police custody Sunday after he was arrested when he scuffled with firefighters and police, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said. Joseph Lawson, 43, was the second person to die in the past week while in police custody. Both were hospitalized at the time they died, the Sheriff’s Office said.

Suspect dies in custody; he’s the second in six days

Jessica Serfitay flips the script on her previous statement. Virginia soap fans, Soap Opera News reports that Jessica Serfitay (ex Sloan Petersen) on Days of Our Lives posted on social media that her billionaire fiancé had abused her. The actress now says they argued as families do, and she never should have posted anything.

Days of Our Lives alum Jessica Serfitay retracts her statement that her fiance abused her

Roanoke, VA

Daily Detroit News reports that bedbugs can be transported during travel, and studies suggest that residents in the Commonwealth are hesitant to report or talk about bedbug infestations.

Richmond, Roanoke, and Norfolk, Virginia, are alleged to have a high level of bedbugs

CYTT: California Youth Think Tank Summer Program (by Erin Ryu) Koding Kweens in Los Angeles! (by Reanna Lee) The Maui Fire: The Death and Destruction (by Jeremy Cho) Tips and Advice for Visiting Korea in the Summer (by NaEun Hong) The USC Viterbi Summer Networking Lunch Series (by Joanne Kim)

The USC Viterbi Summer Networking Lunch Series

As chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions, Senator Bernie Sanders released a June report entitled “ By the Wealthy, for the Wealthy: The Coordinated Attacks on Public Education in the United States .” The report is a brief but thorough (16 pages of text, 4 pages of footnotes) takedown of the current wave of attempts to end public education as we know it.

Senator Bernie Sanders Warns in New Report of Right-Wing Billionaire Plot to Sabotage Public Education in Order to Privatize It

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$10M reward announced for North Korean hacker attacking U.S. healthcare and defense

- Advertisement - The U.S. government has announced a $10 million reward for information leading to the capture of a North Korean hacker. This individual is...

$10M reward announced for North Korean hacker attacking U.S. healthcare and defense

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