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Feds: 3 Defendants Acted on Behalf of Iran’s Military to Interfere With US ElectionThe United States indicted three Iranian hackers, alleging they stole sensitive data from government officials and the campaign of President Donald Trump. The hackers reportedly worked with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard to spread disinformation and manipulate the 2024 U.S. elections.

Paramount's Surinder Lall on AI Impersonation, Deepfakes, AI Governance FrameworksWhile AI transforms business operations, it helps cybercriminals develop sophisticated impersonation techniques such as deepfakes and voice synthesis, posing new challenges for corporate security, said Surinder Lall, senior vice president of global information security risk management at Paramount.

Also: Ransomware Surged in 2023, MoneyGram Back in Service After CyberattackThis week, advice on spotting North Korean staff; ransomware attacks rose; MoneyGram back online; FCC fined political operative; CISA warned of water system attacks; Ukraine restricted Telegram use; North Korean hackers used new malware; U.K. arrested alleged hacker; PSNI is in data leak talks.

Hackers Could Cause Tanks to Overfill and Disable Leak DetectionIndustrial control systems made by different manufacturers for monitoring fuel storage tanks including those used in everyday gas stations contain critical zero-days that could convert them into targets for cyberattacks that cause physical damage.

See it, say it… not sorted just yet as network access remains offline A cybersecurity incident is being probed at Network Rail, the UK non-departmental public body responsible for repairing and developing train infrastructure, after unsavory messaging was displayed to those connecting to major stations' free Wi-Fi portals.…

Expecting a longer storm season this year? Another Beijing-linked cyberspy crew, this one dubbed Salt Typhoon, has reportedly been spotted on networks belonging to US internet service providers in stealthy data-stealing missions and potential preparation for future cyberattacks.…

The state-sponsored advanced persistent threat (APT) is going after high-value communications service provider networks in the US, potentially with a dual set of goals.

Transportation and logistics companies in North America are the target of a new phishing campaign that delivers a variety of information stealers and remote access trojans (RATs)

Spy Agency Says Taiwanese Defense Ministry Is Trying to Disrupt Chinese PoliticsChina's Ministry of State Security has accused a Taiwanese government agency of waging cyberattacks on the mainland's digital assets across multiple organizations and running disinformation campaigns on social media to disrupt the political system and sow social discord.

AutoCanada is warning that employee data may have been exposed in an August cyberattack claimed by the Hunters International ransomware gang. [...]

No Disruption to Service; Manual Operations ImplementedFBI and U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials are in Arkansas City, Kansas, to investigate a cyberattack at the city's water treatment facility. "There has been no disruption to service. Out of caution, the Water Treatment Facility has switched to manual operations," said the city manager.

Arkansas City, a small city in Cowley County, Kansas, was forced to switch its water treatment facility to manual operations over the weekend to contain a cyberattack detected on Sunday morning. [...]

Thousands of devices remain vulnerable, US most exposed to the threat Tens of thousands of fuel storage tanks in critical infrastructure facilities remain vulnerable to zero-day attacks due to buggy Automatic Tank Gauge systems from multiple vendors, say infosec researchers. …

Money transfer giant MoneyGram has confirmed it suffered a cyberattack after dealing with system outages and customer complaints about lack of service since Friday. [...]

The company has jettisoned hundreds of thousands of unused apps and millions of unused tenants as part of its Secure Future Initiative.