September 5: Flax Tycoon hacks, Brazilian phone spyware hack, MOVEit hack stats, the dismantling of QakBot infrastructure, a fake Signal app, and Saudi’s death penalty over a man’s tweets
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Howdy friends. This week I am covering the China-backed Flax Tycoon hack on Taiwan, a Brazilian phone spyware that was hacked, the MOVEit hack statistics, the FBI and partners dismantling of Qakbot infrastructure in a massive international cyber takedown, a fake Signal app planted on the Google Play store, and the tragic death of a Saudi man by death penalty over his tweets.
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Chapters
1. Chinese-Backed APT ‘Flax Typhoon’ Hacks Taiwan With Minimal Malware Footprint (00:00:00)
2. A Brazilian phone spyware was hacked and victims’ devices ‘deleted’ from server (00:02:01)
3. MOVEit, the biggest hack of the year, by the numbers (00:03:50)
4. FBI, Partners Dismantle Qakbot Infrastructure in Multinational Cyber Takedown (00:05:28)
5. A Fake Signal App Was Planted On Google Play By China-Linked Hackers (00:07:32)
6. Saudi man receives death penalty for posts online, latest case in wide-ranging crackdown on dissent (00:09:04)
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