The Link Between AWM Proxy & the Glupteba Botnet
On December 7, 2021, Google announced it had sued two Russian men allegedly responsible for operating the Glupteba botnet, a…
Meet the Administrators of the RSOCKS Proxy Botnet
Authorities in the United States, Germany, the Netherlands and the U.K. last week said they dismantled the "RSOCKS" botnet, a…
“Downthem” DDoS-for-Hire Boss Gets 2 Years in Prison
A 33-year-old Illinois man was sentenced to two years in prison today following his conviction last year for operating services…
Adconion Execs Plead Guilty in Federal Anti-Spam Case
On the eve of their federal criminal trial for allegedly stealing vast swaths of Internet addresses for use in large-scale…
Costa Rica May Be Pawn in Conti Ransomware Group’s Bid to Rebrand, Evade Sanctions
Costa Rica’s national health service was hacked sometime earlier this morning by a Russian ransomware group known as Hive. The…
DEA Investigating Breach of Law Enforcement Data Portal
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) says it is investigating reports that hackers gained unauthorized access to an agency portal…
Russia to Rent Tech-Savvy Prisoners to Corporate IT?
Faced with a brain drain of smart people fleeing the country following its invasion of Ukraine, the Russian Federation is…
Leaked Chats Show LAPSUS$ Stole T-Mobile Source Code
KrebsOnSecurity recently reviewed a copy of the private chat messages between members of the LAPSUS$ cybercrime group in the week…
Conti’s Ransomware Toll on the Healthcare Industry
Conti -- one of the most ruthless and successful Russian ransomware groups -- publicly declared during the height of the…
RaidForums Gets Raided, Alleged Admin Arrested
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said today it seized the website and user database for RaidForums, an extremely popular…