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CYBER BREACH: RedAlpha - Chinese sponsored cyber-crime group been hacking NGOs and Governments for years | Cybersecurity Journalist

CYBER BREACH: RedAlpha - Chinese sponsored cyber-crime group been hacking NGOs and Governments for years

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A cybercriminal group breached the IT systems of Randstad, one of the largest head-hunting companies in the world, and published some internal corporate data in an apparent extortion attempt, the firm said Thursday. Netherlands-based Randstad pointed the finger at the criminal gang behind Egregor, a nascent type of ransomware that’s struck multiple organizations in recent weeks. The attackers gained access “to our global IT environment and to certain data, in particular related to our operations in the US, Poland, Italy and France,” Randstad said in a press release. “A limited number of servers were impacted.” Randstad, which employed more than 38,000 people last year and reported more than $28 billion in revenue, said it was still identifying what data had been accessed. Law enforcement and third-party investigators are also involved in the matter, the company said. “We believe the incident started with a phishing email that initiated malicious software to …

It was reported that nearly $900 million has been stolen from cryptocurrency funds - Evidence is suggesting that North Korea is responsible