The Week in Ransomware – November 19th 2021 – Targeting Conti
While last week was full of arrests and law enforcement actions, this week has been much quieter, with mostly new…
North Korean Hacking Group Targets Diplomats, Forgoes Malware
The TA406 group uses credential harvesting to target diplomats and policy experts in the United States, Russia, China, and South…
North Korean cyberspies target govt officials with custom malware
A state-sponsored North Korean threat actor tracked as TA406 was recently observed deploying custom info-stealing malware in espionage campaigns. [...]
Most SS7 exploit service providers on dark web are scammers
The existence of Signaling System 7 (SS7) mobile telephony protocol vulnerabilities is something security researchers warned about in 2016, and…
New evolving Abcbot DDoS botnet targets Linux systems
Qihoo 360’s Netlab detailed a new evolving DDoS botnet called Abcbot with wormable capabilities that targets Linux systems. […] The…
Victims of $2 billion BitConnect fraud to get back $57 million
U.S. law enforcement authorities will start liquidating roughly $57 million worth of cryptocurrency seized from the now-defunct BitConnect crypto exchange to provide…
Cybercriminals Increasingly Employ Crypto-Mixers to Launder Stolen Profits
Crypto-mixer services are set to grow as ransomware and other cybercriminal enterprises increasingly lean into cryptocurrency, new research shows.
These are the cryptomixers hackers use to clean their ransoms
Cryptomixers have always been at the epicenter of cybercrime activity, allowing hackers to "clean" cryptocurrency stolen from victims and making…
The Week in Ransomware – November 12th 2021 – Targeting REvil
This week, law enforcement struck a massive blow against the REvil ransomware operation, with multiple arrests announced and the seizure…
New bill sets ransomware attack response rules for US financial orgs
New legislation introduced this week by US lawmakers aims to set ransomware attack response "rules of road" for US financial…