December 2, 2024 at 04:14PM South Korean police arrested a CEO and five employees for producing 240,000 satellite receivers with illegal DDoS attack capabilities. The receivers, sold to a foreign company, were used to counter competition. Authorities, alerted by Interpol, seized assets worth $4.35 million. The purchasing company operators remain at large. **Meeting Takeaways:** 1. … Read more
December 1, 2024 at 03:28PM Interpol’s Operation HAECHI V, funded by South Korea, led to over 5,500 anti-cybercrime arrests and seized over $400 million in assets from scams targeting various crimes. The operation, involving 40 countries, highlighted ongoing threats like romance scams and stablecoin thefts. Additionally, UK businesses lost £44 billion to cyberattacks in five … Read more
November 1, 2024 at 07:08AM Recent cyberattacks orchestrated by the pro-Russia group NoName057(16) targeted multiple UK councils, rendering websites inaccessible. Affected authorities included Bradford, Eastleigh, and Salford. The attacks stemmed from the UK’s support for Ukraine. Although confirmed attacks were limited, there are ongoing concerns about the psychological impact of such DDoS efforts. ### Meeting … Read more
October 20, 2024 at 10:58AM The Internet Archive experienced another breach, exposing user data and Zendesk emails due to failure in properly rotating stolen GitLab authentication tokens. A threat actor claimed credit for the breach, asserting they stole 7TB of data, not for profit but to gain notoriety among cybercriminals. ### Meeting Takeaways 1. **Breach … Read more
October 20, 2024 at 10:50AM The Internet Archive suffered a security breach on its Zendesk support platform, leading to the exposure of over 800,000 support tickets and a stolen user database of 33 million individuals. Despite prior warnings about exposed GitLab tokens, security measures were not implemented, allowing the breach to occur for notoriety among … Read more
October 17, 2024 at 02:31PM The Internet Archive is gradually restoring its services after a data breach affected 31 million users, leading to a week-long outage. Founded in 1996, it offers free access to vast digital resources. Security experts emphasize the need for enhanced data protection measures amid rising cyber threats, including DDoS attacks. ### … Read more
October 16, 2024 at 03:32AM The Internet Archive is gradually recovering from a DDoS attack on October 9, followed by a data raid. While some services, including the Wayback Machine, are operational, users may experience fluctuating homepage displays. No attackers have been identified, and concerns remain about the leaked data of 31 million users. ### … Read more
October 9, 2024 at 09:41PM The Internet Archive faced a DDoS attack causing a five-hour outage and exposed 31 million user accounts. Data leak services reported the breach, revealing email addresses, usernames, and password hashes. The organization is enhancing security measures and has disabled the compromised JS library, promising further updates as they arise. ### … Read more
October 9, 2024 at 06:26PM The Internet Archive’s “Wayback Machine” experienced a data breach, exposing a user authentication database with 31 million records. The breach was confirmed after hacker alerts appeared on the site. The stolen data includes email addresses and hashed passwords. A DDoS attack was also reported, claimed by the BlackMeta group. ### … Read more
October 7, 2024 at 05:57AM The weekly cybersecurity recap covers a range of threats and events, including the takedown of LockBit ransomware operation, a record-breaking DDoS attack, North Korean hackers deploying a new trojan, and a large-scale fraud campaign targeting trading apps on Apple and Google stores. Furthermore, it highlights breaches at major companies and … Read more