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FBI Statement on Compromise of fbijobs.gov Portal and Alleged Impact to FBI Employee PII

The FBI is aware of a cyber-criminal enterprise group claiming a compromise of the fbijobs.gov portal and alleged impact to FBI employee personally identifiable information (PII).
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RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: Methinks #KeystoneKash doth protest too much #FBI #AnimalLovers #TrumpRegime

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RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: Russian occupation of Crimea lies at the core of Moscow’s war and the Black Sea crisis, President Zelensky said at the Crimea Platform summit. He stressed Ukraine is ready to ensure safe shipping if Russia takes real de-escalation steps.

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RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: 🇺🇦 **Zelenskyy says the demands of office are taking a toll** Ukrainian President **Volodymyr Zelenskyy** said in an interview with *The Wall Street Journal* that the enormous workload of leading Ukraine during wartime has affected his health. “I have to make hundreds of deals every day. It’s not very easy,” Zelenskyy said, describing the relentless pressure of negotiations and decision-making. His remarks offer a glimpse into the extraordinary demands placed on Ukraine’s leadership during the war. As for the rest of the allegation—there is **no basis here to present claims about drug use as fact**. Hundreds of deals a day is a brutal schedule. **At that pac

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#CIA #FBI #Mossad In My Opinion

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#threatintelligence #ransomware #cybersecurity #cyberintelligence

A ransomware gang essentially targeted the FBI and the mafia this week. This is not a winning strategy.

This ransomware gang—Shiny Hunters—is made up of many teenagers (or those who act like teenagers) who have a pathological need to be right, even when they are wrong. This helps explain why they often act so recklessly.

And that recklessness escalated even further this week as Shiny sought to retaliate against two high-profile targets for perceived grievances.

First, over the weekend, the gang reportedly took over longstanding ransomware gang Cl0P’s website and threatened to leak data unless the Cl0P gave Shiny ALL of its proceeds from a Cl0P campaign last fall…tens of millions of dollars. Shiny claims they found the zero day vulnerability used in CL0P’s campaign first, and therefore should receive all ransoms.

Then yesterday, Shiny reportedly defaced the FBIJobs website and claimed to have stolen information about all FBI personnel. From what I have seen, some of the claims appears accurate while a few others feel off. Shiny is actually not demanding money here. Instead, the gang is demanding that the FBI retract details from its recent public advisory that Shiny claims are inaccurate. (Give me a break 🙄)

When I first heard about Shiny attacking Cl0P, it struck me as incredibly foolish. Cl0P has been around longer than almost any other ransomware gang. Unlike most other cyber criminal groups, they are disciplined, focused on less frequent/bigger campaigns, and keep all their work in house and closed to outsiders. Their campaigns never felt like a first time organized crime rodeo. This behavior plus the overall deep overlaps between many ransomware gangs and Russian government and organized crime has always made me suspect CL0P actors came from and/or are still connected to Russian organized crime. That’s why I make the comparison to attacking the cyber equivalent of the mafia.

So it felt even crazier to me when news started breaking about Shiny also attempting to retaliate days later against the FBI.

Ransomware groups are largely successful because they operate like businesses. Targeting other criminal groups or law enforcement — especially in ways intended to publicly shame — demonstrates a lack of discipline that historically has led to takedowns, takeovers or defections.

RIP the Shiny Hunters brand? I guess we will see. But when any threat actor targets the FBI directly, they should expect that the FBI is going to marshal additional resources to bring them more quickly to justice. That is, if other criminal gangs don’t get to them first.

#ThreatIntelligence #Ransomware #Cybersecurity #CyberIntelligence

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RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: The US has extended an invitation to Russia for the G20 summit in Miami, where talks between Zelenskyy, Putin, and Trump could take place. The summit is scheduled for December 14 and 15. Zelenskyy has already expressed his willingness to meet with Putin in Miami. Putin already looks very dead; maybe he won’t even be alive by then.

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RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: ⚡️Putin to be invited to G20 Summit in Miami, Rubio reveals The U.S. will invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to the G20 Summit in Miami this December, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sept. 23, following a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. https://kyivindependenm/putin-to-be-invited-to-g20-summit-in-miami-rubio-reveals/

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RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: The US has invited Putin to the G20 summit in Miami in December and hopes the president will agree to attend, Rubio stated. The US Secretary of State emphasized that Putin’s presence at the summit would create an opportunity for a conversation with Trump.

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