Recent Security News
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AlphV/BlackCat hacked back as feds offer decryptor to ransomware victims
December 19, 2023 at 10:02AM The US Justice Department is distributing a decryptor to over 500 AlphV/BlackCat ransomware victims, aiming to prevent $68 million in ransom payments. This follows a joint operation with global authorities, which also defaced the group’s old leak site. Questions remain about the impact of the disruption campaign and the future…
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Halcyon Raises $40 Million for Anti-Ransomware Platform
December 19, 2023 at 09:39AM Halcyon, an Austin, Texas-based anti-ransomware company, has raised $40 million in a Series B funding led by Bain Capital Ventures. This brings their total investment this year to $90 million, facilitating an expansion of their engineering, R&D, and sales functions. The company is aggressively marketing its platform to enterprises, focusing…
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FBI disrupts Blackcat ransomware operation, creates decryption tool
December 19, 2023 at 09:19AM The FBI successfully breached the ALPHV ransomware operation, obtaining decryption keys and monitoring the activities. Over 500 victims received free decryption keys. The FBI has seized the data leak site and created a free decryption tool. Affiliates are now contacting victims directly, and the operation may rebrand due to law…
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Hackers Abusing GitHub to Evade Detection and Control Compromised Hosts
December 19, 2023 at 08:39AM Threat actors are using GitHub for malicious activities, including hosting malware and delivering malicious commands via secret Gists and git commit messages. The use of legitimate public services allows threat actors to bypass detection tools. These novel methods can blend malicious traffic with genuine communications, making it harder to detect…