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In a first-of-its-kind coordinated action, the U.K. and U.S. governments on Thursday levied sanctions against seven Russian nationals for their affiliation to the TrickBot, Ryuk, and Conti cybercrime operation. The individuals designated under sanctions are Vitaly Kovalev (aka Alex Konor, Bentley, or Bergen), Maksim Mikhailov (aka Baget), Valentin Karyagin (aka Globus), Mikhail Iskritskiy (aka Tropa), […]
The cybersecurity researchers at Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs asserted that in order to mine crypto-currencies and launch DDoS attacks, hackers are deploying an existing botnet called Chaos, which is rapidly expanding, to target and infect Windows and Linux devices. There are also various architectures that can be affected by this Go-based malware, and it includes […]
A financially motivated cybercrime group has been linked to an ongoing wave of attacks aimed at hospitality, hotel, and travel organizations in Latin America with the goal of installing malware on compromised systems. Enterprise security firm Proofpoint, which is tracking the group under the name TA558 dating all the way back to April 2018, called […]
Ransomware is a kind of malware used by cybercriminals to stop users from accessing their systems or files; the cybercriminals then threaten to leak, destroy or withhold sensitive information unless a ransom is paid. Ransomware attacks can target either the data held on computer systems (known as locker ransomware) or devices (crypto-ransomware). In both instances, […]
Europol on Tuesday announced the dismantling of an organized crime group that dabbled in phishing, fraud, scams, and money laundering activities. The cross-border operation, which involved law enforcement authorities from Belgium and the Netherlands, saw the arrests of nine individuals in the Dutch nation. The suspects are men between the ages of 25 and 36 […]
The U.S. State Department has announced rewards of up to $10 million for any information leading to the identification of key individuals who are part of the infamous Conti cybercrime gang. Additionally, it’s offering another $5 million for intelligence information that could help arrest or convict individuals who are conspiring or attempting to affiliate with […]
A new report confirms that cryptocurrency-based crimes posed “one of the biggest threats to cryptocurrency’s continued adoption.” Blockchain analysis firm Chainanalysis has revealed startling details about the devastation cybercriminals managed to cause during 2021. According to a preview of its “2022 Crypto Crime Report” due to be released in February 2022, cryptocurrency-oriented scammers and cyber […]
Working from home (WFH) is not a piece of cake especially when cybercriminals exploited every possible vulnerability to break into your workstation. Cybercriminals are improving and refining their methods for preying on people’s anxieties about COVID-19. As a result, working from home has opened the door to new types of data theft. A lack of […]
Google has also filed a lawsuit against the alleged Russian threat actors and operators of Glupteba Botnet. On December 07th, 2021, Google revealed that it disrupted the Command and Control infrastructure of the Glupteba blockchain botnet targeting Windows devices. The company has now filed a lawsuit against the botnet’s Russian operators. What is Glupteba? Glupteba […]
The accused became a suspect when the FBI contacted Canadian intelligence after observing a surge in ransomware attacks in Alaska in 2018. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has announced that a Canadian citizen has been accused of coordinating cyberattacks including ransomware attacks not only on users but against government agencies and businesses. The 31-year-old Matthew […]
Europol has confirmed arresting a Romanian national for targeting an IT firm in the country. The U.S. and European law enforcement authorities collaborated to arrest a suspected ransomware affiliate member for targeting Romanian firms in an IT supply chain attack. The operation was led by Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3), and the Romanian National Police […]
These attacks started on December 13th in which the Conti gang focused on targeting VMWare vCenter servers vulnerable to Log4Shell attacks. Advanced Intelligence (AdvIntel) security firm has discovered that the Conti ransomware gang is the first cybercriminal group to adopt and embed the Log4Shell vulnerability in their operations targeting VMware vCenter Servers. “A week after […]
Google has also filed a lawsuit against the alleged Russian threat actors and operators of Glupteba Botnet. On December 07th, 2021, Google revealed that it disrupted the Command and Control infrastructure of the Glupteba blockchain botnet targeting Windows devices. The company has now filed a lawsuit against the botnet’s Russian operators. What is Glupteba? Glupteba […]
The Unit’s boss Gen. Paul Nakasone said that the US military computer operatives are ready to target ransomware gangs and state actors, whoever poses a threat to critical US infrastructure. The US military’s hacking division called Cyber Command is taking aggressive steps to fight cybercrime gangs targeting American organizations with ransomware. According to the unit’s […]
Although there are countless ways to combat cyberattacks, in this article we are addressing 3 simple yet significant points that users can follow to protect their data. Cyber attacks are on the rise. These threats come in all shapes and sizes, and no business or organization is immune to them. A commonly asked question in […]
The operators of TrickBot malware have infected an estimated 140,000 victims across 149 countries a little over a year after attempts were to dismantle its infrastructure, even as the malware is fast becoming an entry point for Emotet, another botnet that was taken down at the start of 2021. Most of the victims detected since […]
As seen by Hackread.com, the Cl0p ransomware gang has leaked partial SPO data including names, email addresses, passport scans, and more. Swire Pacific Offshore (SPO) has confirmed becoming a victim of a targeted cyberattack by the Cl0p ransomware gang. The company claims that personal information and classified proprietary commercial information might be exposed. For your […]
Russian cybercrime and hacking forums are opening doors to Chinese and English-speaking threat actors, which so far had been a relatively restricted domain for them. Researchers at threat intelligence firm Flashpoint have observed a spike in activities of Chinese origin and Mandarin-speaking hackers on RAMP, a Russian-language ransomware forum, and other illegal communities on the […]
The scam involved attempts to hire insiders to install DemonWare ransomware on their employer’s IT systems. A Nigerian citizen, deemed a key suspect in the Ransom Your Employer scheme, was arrested Friday. Reportedly, through the scheme, the scammers deployed ransomware on employers’ systems. According to a report from KrebsOnSecurity’s Brian Krebs, published on Nov 22, Oluwaseun Medayedupin […]
The FBI acknowledged the unauthorized access over the weekend revealing that spam emails were sent from the agency’s email server to thousands of organizations. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has categorically denied sending spam emails from its server, which according to reports, hit 100,000 inboxes on late Friday night and early Saturday. The agency […]
Big data analytics can be directed to several use cases, like marketing, talent management, sales forecasting, or in this case, cybersecurity. Let’s dig into hows and whats of it. Cybersecurity has been a headache for enterprises almost since the beginning of the business internet, but in the last couple of years the pressure has ramped […]