The Week in Ransomware – July 28th 2023 – New extortion tactics
With ransom payments declining, ransomware gangs are evolving their extortion tactics to utilize new methods to pressure victims. [...]
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BreachForums database and private chats for sale in hacker data breach
While consumers are usually the ones worried about their information being exposed in data breaches, it's now the hacker's turn,…
Massive macOS Campaign Targets Crypto Wallets, Data
Threat actors are distributing new "Realst" infostealer via fake blockchain games, researchers warn.
Clop now leaks data stolen in MOVEit attacks on clearweb sites
The Clop ransomware gang is copying an ALPHV ransomware gang extortion tactic by creating Internet-accessible websites dedicated to specific victims,…
BreachForums owner Pompompurin pleads guilty to hacking charges
20-year-old Conor Brian Fitzpatrick aka Pompompurin, the owner of the notorious BreachForums (aka Breached) hacking forum, has pleaded guilty to charges of…
Top Suspect in 2015 Ashley Madison Hack Committed Suicide in 2014
When the marital infidelity website AshleyMadison.com learned in July 2015 that hackers were threatening to publish data stolen from 37…
Russian Satellite Internet Downed via Attackers Claiming Ties to Wagner Group
Attribution for the cyberattack on Dozor-Teleport remains murky, but the effects are real — downed communications and compromised data.
The Week in Ransomware – June 23rd 2023 – The Reddit Files
It was a relatively quiet week regarding ransomware news, with the BlackCat ransomware gang extorting Reddit and the ongoing MOVEit…
MOVEIt breach impacts Genworth, CalPERS as data for 3.2 million exposed
PBI Research Services (PBI) has suffered a data breach with three clients disclosing that the data for 4.75 million people…