August 13, 2024 at 11:36AM A Belarussian and Ukrainian dual-national, Maksim Silnikau, was extradited from Poland to the US where he faces charges for distributing malware, scams, and ransomware. His indictments include involvement in malvertising schemes distributing the Angler exploit kit and creating the Ransom Cartel ransomware, with potential penalties of up to 20 years … Read more
June 17, 2024 at 09:03AM Spanish police arrested the alleged leader of cybercrime gang Scattered Spider before he could board a flight to Naples. Suspect, a 22-year-old British national, is linked to attacks on 45 US companies and has amassed a fortune through cybercrime. The group is known for SIM-swapping and ransomware attacks and continues … Read more
June 12, 2024 at 06:16PM Symantec’s threat hunters suspect Black Basta ransomware gang exploited a Windows privilege escalation bug, CVE-2024-26169, before Microsoft’s patch. Symantec’s analysis suggests the ransomware could have been compiled pre-patch, allowing “at least one group” to exploit the vulnerability as a zero-day. The ransomware gang, tracked as Storm-1811, used social engineering attacks … Read more
May 16, 2024 at 07:34PM Cybercrime gang leverages Microsoft Quick Assist in social engineering attacks to deploy Black Basta ransomware. Microsoft investigates and advises users to be cautious of tech support scams. Organizations are recommended to block or uninstall unused remote management tools to reduce risk. Threat indicators and hunting queries provided by Microsoft for … Read more