Month: January 2025


  • TikTok Goes Dark in the U.S. as Federal Ban Takes Effect January 19, 2025

    ![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtqt9GbOxtkWUXzcp0sb5h7ltG4pEwswO8VB5gXZrGQ3fyjrmD21KW_7-k2hdj_EZVlSJIliEPv5uqIQlboukcAY8VtMaqaf9ZQ4CxmWOLQDDUUCeA5HtW_2nIFFXCATxyvG980D9NVKWB13rd39oNBKS_7lrBtEql80Y_wklymC_pvB6yvDESMU-YFUj0/s728-rw-e365/tiktok.jpg)Popular video-sharing social network TikTok has officially [gone dark](https://newsroom.tiktok.com/en-us/tiktokjan-17) in the United States, 2025, as a federal ban on the…


  • Cobalt Strike Beacon Detected – 103[.]136[.]150[.]182:443

    * [Cobalt Strike](https://www.redpacketsecurity.com/category/cobalt-strike/)Cobalt Strike Beacon Detected — 103-[.-]136-[.-]150-[.-]182:443================================================================[January 19, 2025](https://www.redpacketsecurity.com/2025/01/) Cobalt Strike Beacon Detection Alerts > The Information provided at…


  • FTC orders GM to stop collecting and selling driver’s data

    ![General Motors](https://www.bleepstatic.com/content/hl-images/2022/05/23/gm-header.jpg)The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is taking action against General Motors (GM) and its subsidiary, OnStar, for unlawful collection…


  • Microsoft removes Assassin’s Creed Windows 11 upgrade blocks

    ![Assassin’s Creed](https://www.bleepstatic.com/content/hl-images/2024/12/09/Assassin-s-Creed.jpeg) Earlier this week, Ubisoft released Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and Assassin’s Creed Origins patches to fix Windows 11 24H2…


  • TikTok Stopped Working for US Users, Removed from Apple & Google stores

    [TikTok](https://cybersecuritynews.com/tiktok-filed-a-lawsuit/), the popular video-sharing app, has been banned in the United States and removed from Apple and Google app stores.The…


  • U.S. Treasury Sanctions Chinese cybersecurity firm and actor over federal agency breach tied to Salt

    The U.S. Treasury’s OFAC sanctioned a Chinese cybersecurity firm and a Shanghai cyber actor for ties to Salt Typhoon and…


  • Cobalt Strike Beacon Detected – 36[.]156[.]124[.]29:8099

    * [Cobalt Strike](https://www.redpacketsecurity.com/category/cobalt-strike/)Cobalt Strike Beacon Detected — 36-[.-]156-[.-]124-[.-]29:8099===============================================================[January 18, 2025](https://www.redpacketsecurity.com/2025/01/) Cobalt Strike Beacon Detection Alerts > The Information provided at…


  • Cobalt Strike Beacon Detected – 111[.]119[.]198[.]247:9998

    * [Cobalt Strike](https://www.redpacketsecurity.com/category/cobalt-strike/)Cobalt Strike Beacon Detected — 111-[.-]119-[.-]198-[.-]247:9998=================================================================[January 18, 2025](https://www.redpacketsecurity.com/2025/01/) Cobalt Strike Beacon Detection Alerts > The Information provided at…


  • Cobalt Strike Beacon Detected – 111[.]231[.]22[.]61:443

    * [Cobalt Strike](https://www.redpacketsecurity.com/category/cobalt-strike/)Cobalt Strike Beacon Detected — 111-[.-]231-[.-]22-[.-]61:443==============================================================[January 18, 2025](https://www.redpacketsecurity.com/2025/01/) Cobalt Strike Beacon Detection Alerts > The Information provided at…


  • Cobalt Strike Beacon Detected – 8[.]219[.]86[.]28:80

    * [Cobalt Strike](https://www.redpacketsecurity.com/category/cobalt-strike/)Cobalt Strike Beacon Detected — 8-[.-]219-[.-]86-[.-]28:80===========================================================[January 18, 2025](https://www.redpacketsecurity.com/2025/01/) Cobalt Strike Beacon Detection Alerts > The Information provided at…