Five charged for cyber schemes to benefit North Korea’s weapons program
The U.S. Justice Department charged five individuals today, a U.S. Citizen woman, a Ukrainian man, and three foreign nationals, for…
US woman allegedly aided North Korean IT workers infiltrate 300 firms
The U.S. Justice Department charged five individuals today, a U.S. Citizen woman, a Ukrainian man, and three foreign nationals, for…
The Week in Ransomware – April 19th 2024 – Attacks Ramp Up
While ransomware attacks decreased after the LockBit and BlackCat disruptions, they have once again started to ramp up with other…
Moldovan charged for operating botnet used to push ransomware
The U.S. Justice Department charged Moldovan national Alexander Lefterov, the owner and operator of a large-scale botnet that infected thousands of…
US offers $15 million bounty for info on LockBit ransomware gang
The U.S. State Department is now also offering rewards of up to $15 million to anyone who can provide information…
Amazon agrees to $25 million fine for Alexa children privacy violations
The U.S. Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that Amazon has agreed to pay a $25 million fine…
The Week in Ransomware – June 16th 2023 – Wave of Extortion
The MOVEit Transfer extortion attacks continue to dominate the news cycle, with the Clop ransomware operation now extorting organizations breached…
Suspected LockBit ransomware affiliate arrested, charged in US
Russian national Ruslan Magomedovich Astamirov was arrested in Arizona and charged by the U.S. Justice Department for allegedly deploying LockBit…
The Week in Ransomware – May 19th 2023 – A Shifting Landscape
In the ever-shifting ransomware landscape, we saw new ransomware gangs emerge, threat actors return from a long absence, operations shifting…
Russian ransomware affiliate charged with attacks on critical infrastructure
The U.S. Justice Department has filed charges against a Russian citizen named Mikhail Pavlovich Matveev (also known as Wazawaka or…