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This week, Romanian police arrested two individuals accused of deploying cyberattacks using the REvil ransomware variant, also known as Sodinokibi, as part of Operation GoldDust. In total, the defendants allegedly participated in 5,000 attacks, profiting hundreds of thousands of dollars. Coordinated by Europol, Operation GoldDust has led to the arrest of multiple members of different […]
The security teams of vpnMentor, in charge of the renowned researcher Noam Rotem reported the detection of a massive data breach from the Australian firm Acquirely, dedicated to the development of marketing software. A considerable part of this company’s work is the collection of data from public sources, so the leak includes all kinds of […]
Authorities in the Indian state of Haryana have announced the arrest of two individuals accused of falsifying hundreds of birth and death certificates by hacking into various government websites. The local police’s Cybercrime Unit managed to identify the defendants, leading to their arrest. At the time of their arrest, the defendants were seized two laptops, […]
Recent reports indicate that the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) suffered two major cyberattacks that impacted its backend systems and servers responsible for communication between the various branches, in addition to affecting the systems that control its network of ATMs and online banking apps. In a statement, the bank said that all necessary security measures […]
Topics of general interest, popular products and even those known as “meme coins” can be exploited by threat actors to obtain easy profits at the expense of thousands of unwary users; such is the case of a cryptocurrency based on The Squid Game, the popular Netflix series. Apparently, the creators of this cryptocurrency simply disappeared, […]
After compromising the operations of multiple companies, Iranian hacking group Black Shadow posted a message threatening to expose the confidential details of users of a popular dating website for the LGBTQ community in Israel. The hackers demand a ransom of $1 million USD in exchange for not revealing the compromised information. The hackers managed to […]
Researchers at security firm Proofpoint recently spotted a malicious campaign deployed by the cybercriminal group identified as TA575 in which the Dridex malware variant is distributed using a theme from “The Squid Game”, the popular Netflix series. Apparently, hackers send phishing emails offering random users supposed early access to the new season of the series […]
For months now, German authorities and the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) have been investigating a mysterious Russian billionaire whom they believe is suspected of participating as one of the main operators of the dangerous REvil ransomware group. The individual boasts an ostentatious life, filled with luxury cars, fine jewelry, rides on his private yacht, […]
Law enforcement agencies in the European Union are investigating the theft of a private key used by health authorities to issue and sign digital COVID-19 vaccination certificates, which has been distributed in private messaging apps and hacking forums. It should be remembered that this vaccination certificate allows the inhabitants of the European community to demonstrate […]
A few days ago Facebook filed a lawsuit against Alexandrovich Solonchenko, a Ukrainian citizen accused of using hacking tools to collect the information of more than 170 million users on the platform to sell it on cybercriminal forums on the dark web. Apparently, the defendant sold this data on the raid forum RaidForums, where he […]
Since the big social media companies decided to ban their online accounts, former U.S. President Donald Trump and his team confirmed that they would start their efforts to create and maintain a social media of their own for their supporters; known as Truth Social, the website would begin testing this week. Despite being one of […]
Earlier this week, executives at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, in Spain confirmed that their computer systems were the target of a cyberattack that disrupted the operations of the entire campus, including email services, databases and its virtual campus service. Apparently, the failures caused were general and operations have not been resumed normally, in addition […]
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Kenbrell Armod Thompkins, a Florida resident and former National Football League (NFL) professional player, has pleaded guilty to one count of identity theft to commit fraud related to the coronavirus economic stimulus implemented by the U.S. government for unemployed residents. Hired as an undrafted free agent by […]
After a brief period of recent activity, this weekend it was detected that the REvil ransomware group could have shut down its operations again after an unidentified actor took control of its platforms on the Tor network. REvil’s Tor sites have been out of service for hours, plus ransomware operators confirmed the situation on a […]
An unprecedented cybercriminal incident was detected in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where the manager of a bank was deceived by hackers who used a complex technique to bypass security systems and steal a millionaire figure. According to the report, the threat actors employed an artificial intelligence tool to clone the voice of a business […]
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) confirmed that convenience store chain 7-Eleven violated the privacy of thousands of customers by collecting sensitive biometric data without prior consent between June 2020 and August 2021. During the aforementioned period, the company conducted thousands of surveys using electronic tablets with integrated cameras installed in 700 of […]
Through a statement, Taiwanese firm Acer confirmed that its aftermarket systems in India were compromised by what they described as an “isolated incident.” Acer reported it activated its security protocols immediately after detecting the attack, in addition to being in the process of notifying affected users and submitting a report to the competent authorities. Acer […]
Authorities in the British city of West Yorkshire announced the arrest of three individuals accused of using a sophisticated device capable of deceiving the security systems of some models of keyless cars, which allowed them to steal more than 30 Mitsubishi Outlander keyless cars between May and July this year. During their crimes, this group […]
A dispute in the royal family of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) became a cybersecurity and privacy issue after a member of Citizen Lab accused Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum of infecting the smartphones of his wife and her lawyers with the controversial Pegasus spyware, developed by NSO Group. The sheikh and Princess Haya bint […]
Through a letter sent via email, Google has notified some 14,000 Gmail users that during the past months they could have been the target of a sophisticated spear phishing campaign operated by a hacking group identified as APT28. The letter is signed by Shane Huntley, director of the Google Threat Analysis Group. Huntley emphasizes the […]
Cryptocurrency enthusiasts are always exposed to all sorts of scams, and one of the most common is when a virtual asset developer simply disappears with their investors’ money. Unfortunately, non-fungible tokens (NFT) are not exempt from this fraud variant, as evidenced by a project called Evolved Apes. Its developers claimed that Evolved Apes was a […]