Sources: China-linked hackers penetrated deep into two big US ISPs and several smaller ones in recent months, using a zero-day flaw in Versa Networks software
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British Library hack lessons for the UK: ransomware is a national security issue, a national response is required, policy mitigations are available, and more
Introduction, apology, caveat, and then another apology — The introduction: For nearly three months, the British Library …
The FBI, the UK, Denmark, Germany, Spain, and Australia seize ransomware gang ALPHV's dark web leak website; the US also seized “several websites” run by ALPHV
An international group of law enforcement agencies have seized the dark web leak site of the notorious ransomware gang known as ALPHV, or BlackCat.
Poland arrests five people as Europol and the DOJ take down the Lolek “bulletproof” host for allegedly facilitating Netwalker ransomware and other attacks
Europol The Hacker News : Lolek Bulletproof Hosting Servers Seized, 5 Key Operators Arrested Habiba Rashid / HackRead : Feds Seize Bulletproof Hosting Service “Lolek Hosted” Jurgit...
Poland arrests five people as Europol and the DOJ take down the Lolek “bulletproof” host for allegedly facilitating Netwalker ransomware and other attacks
Update 8/11/23: Updated with information from DOJ about alleged Netwalker Ransomware involvement.
The FBI and over a dozen global partners seize Genesis Market, one of the top cyber fraud forums that sold stolen credentials and tools to weaponize that data
Genesis Market was seized on Tuesday in an FBI-led operation involving more than a dozen international partners …
A look at the unraveling of John McAfee, a cybersecurity pioneer and cryptocurrency hawker who grew a conspiracy-minded fan base and built a fortune on paranoia
The FBI, US DOJ, Secret Service, Europol, and others seize ransomware gang Hive's site and decryption keys; the FBI had access to Hive's network since July 2022
using lawful means, we hacked the hackers.” Tonya Riley / @tonyajoriley : Since infiltrating the network the FBI in July it was able to help 1,300 victims with decryption keys, pre...
Conti urges Costa Rican citizens to pressure their government to pay a ransom, now doubled to $20M, and says it is “determined to overthrow the government”
AdvIntel: the Conti ransomware group has taken its infrastructure offline and its leaders have partnered with other smaller ransomware groups to conduct attacks
The notorious Conti ransomware gang has officially shut down their operation, with infrastructure taken offline and team leaders told that the brand is no more.
Russia has created its own trusted TLS certificate authority as sanctions prevent Russian sites from renewing existing TLS certificates
Yeah, RIGHT TechRadar : Russia creates its own TLS certificate authority to bypass sanctions Leigh Mc Gowran / Silicon Republic : Russia issues its own TLS certificates to get past...
Kronos, one of the largest HR and workflow management companies, says a ransomware attack knocked its systems offline, possibly for the next several weeks
buckle up y'all. It is indeed #ransomware. “we strongly recommend that you evaluate and implement alternative business continuity protocols” https://twitter.com/... Catalin Cimpanu...
CISA Director Jen Easterly says the Log4j flaw likely affects hundreds of millions of devices and may be the most serious bug she has seen in her career
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Jen Easterly told industry leaders in a phone briefing Monday that a vulnerability …
A vulnerability in the Apache log4j Java logging library allows for remote code execution, impacting Steam, iCloud, Minecraft, and other services
A few hours ago, a -day exploit in the popular Java logging library, log4j, was tweeted along with a POC posted on GitHub that results …
How one Nigerian university student turned to cybercrime during the pandemic to pay his bills, driven by high unemployment, few well-paying jobs, and boredom
How one Nigerian university student turned to cybercrime during the pandemic to pay his bills, driven by high unemployment, few well-paying jobs, and boredom
so excited we published his first feature, a nearly year in the making, at @TheRecord_Media! https://therecord.media/... https://twitter.com/... @therecord_media : Since the start ...
The criminal group behind BlackMatter ransomware announces plans to shut down the operation, citing “pressure from the authorities”
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NSA, FBI, and others say Russian hacking group Fancy Bear has been using Kubernetes to run brute force attacks on US and foreign organizations since mid-2019
essentially, trying different passwords until the attackers gained access — and then use other known software vulnerabilities to steal emails, compromise other accounts and collect...
FBI says a foreign nation-state hacking group breached a US municipal government via an unpatched Fortinet VPN appliance
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Graphika: Huawei officials retweeted messages from fake accounts on Twitter to spread a pro-5G influence campaign in Belgium; Huawei is investigating the claim
A covert online push to sway telecommunications policy in favor of the Chinese company may presage a new twist in social manipulation. Source: Graphika .