Killnet Boss Exposes Rival Leader in Kremlin Hacktivist Beef

illnet's leader outs the identity of the new Anonymous Russia leader, in an effort to consolidate power among pro-Russia cybercriminals. [TechWeb]( Follow Dark Reading: [RSS]( April 20, 2023 LATEST SECURITY NEWS & COMMENTARY [Killnet Boss Exposes Rival Leader in Kremlin Hacktivist Beef]( Killnet's leader outs the identity of the new Anonymous Russia leader, in an effort to consolidate power among pro-Russia cybercriminals. [3 Flaws, 1 War Dominated Cyber-Threat Landscape in 2022]( Attackers continued to favor software exploits, phishing, and stolen credentials as initial-access methods last year, as Log4j and the Russia-Ukraine cyber conflict changed the threat landscape. [Popular Fitness Apps Leak Location Data Even When Users Set Privacy Zones]( Unsophisticated attackers can pinpoint where a person lives by lifting metadata from Strava and other apps, even if they're using a feature specifically aimed at protecting their location information. 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