The Week in Ransomware – December 3rd 2021 – Seizing Bitcoin
For this week's 'Week in Ransomware' article we have included the latest ransomware news over the past two weeks. [...]
FBI: Cuba ransomware breached 49 US critical infrastructure orgs
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has revealed that the Cuba ransomware gang has compromised the networks of at least…
FBI seized $2.3M from affiliate of REvil, Gandcrab ransomware gangs
The FBI seized $2.2 million in August from a well-known REvil and GandCrab ransomware affiliate, according to court documents seen…
FBI: Online shoppers risk losing over $53M to holiday scams
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned today that online shoppers risk losing more than $53 million during this year's holiday…
FBI warns of phishing targeting high-profile brands’ customers
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned today of recently detected spear-phishing email campaigns targeting customers of "brand-name companies" in…
To Beat Ransomware, Apply Zero Trust to Servers Too
The path out of the ransomware crisis is full inspection and protection of all traffic flows. That means zero trust…
FBI warns of APT group exploiting FatPipe VPN zero-day since May
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned of an advanced persistent threat (APT) compromising FatPipe router clustering and load balancer products…
US, UK warn of Iranian hackers exploiting Microsoft Exchange, Fortinet
US, UK, and Australian cybersecurity agencies warned today of ongoing exploitation of Microsoft Exchange ProxyShell and Fortinet vulnerabilities linked to an Iranian-backed…
Hoax Email Blast Abused Poor Coding in FBI Website
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) confirmed today that its fbi.gov domain name and Internet address were used to blast…
FBI system hacked to email ‘urgent’ warning about fake cyberattacks
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) email servers were hacked to distribute spam email impersonating FBI warnings that the recipients'…