August 8, 2024 at 02:27AM Summary: The BlackSuit ransomware has demanded up to $500 million in ransoms, targeting critical infrastructure sectors and using various infection pathways. Threat actors are using aggressive tactics, including threatening secondary victims and analyzing stolen data. New ransomware families continue to emerge while existing groups evolve their operations. Summary of meeting … Read more
August 1, 2024 at 11:30AM The FBI cautions about scammers impersonating cryptocurrency exchange staff to defraud people. Precaution is advised to safeguard funds. Based on the meeting notes, the FBI has issued a warning about scammers who are pretending to be employees of cryptocurrency exchanges in order to fraudulently take funds from unsuspecting victims. It’s … Read more
August 1, 2024 at 11:14AM US law enforcement and cybersecurity agencies assure the public that voting systems remain secure from DDoS attacks. The FBI and CISA issued a joint statement following a Microsoft Azure outage caused by a DDoS attack, emphasizing that voting systems remain unaffected. They urge reliance on official sources for election information … Read more
July 26, 2024 at 05:00AM The U.S. Department of Justice indicted a North Korean operative for ransomware attacks on healthcare facilities to fund illicit activities. The U.S. Department of State offered up to $10 million for information. The operative is linked to a hacking crew deploying the Maui ransomware, targeting U.S. Air Force bases and … Read more
July 23, 2024 at 06:27AM UK authorities, in collaboration with the FBI and PSNI, disrupted the illegal DDoS service DigitalStress, seizing its domain and warning visitors of law enforcement action. The NCA noted the takedown’s significance and ongoing data analysis to identify users. This action was part of Operation Power Off to combat DDoS-for-hire services. … Read more
July 22, 2024 at 03:07PM The Regional Organized Crime Unit for the West Midlands Region in the UK arrested a 17-year-old from Walsall linked to the global cybercrime group Scattered Spider. The arrest was in collaboration with the UK’s National Crime Agency and the FBI. The suspect was released on bail, facing charges of blackmail … Read more
July 22, 2024 at 02:59PM The Regional Organized Crime Unit for the West Midlands Region (ROCUWM) in the UK, in collaboration with the National Crime Agency and the FBI, arrested a 17-year-old from Walsall connected to the cybercrime group Scattered Spider. The group targeted organizations with ransomware, including MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment. The suspect was … Read more
July 19, 2024 at 05:59PM UK police, along with the FBI, arrested a 17-year-old suspected member of the Scattered Spider crime gang for allegedly crippling MGM Resorts with ransomware. The arrest is part of an international probe into cyber hacking targeting major companies, costing MGM upwards of $100 million to clean up. The FBI will … Read more
July 19, 2024 at 09:54AM Two Russian nationals plead guilty in U.S. court for their involvement in the LockBit ransomware scheme, facilitating attacks worldwide. Ruslan Magomedovich Astamirov and Mikhail Vasiliev were accused of deploying the ransomware, demanding and receiving millions in ransom payments. Their sentencing is set for January 8, 2025. This comes after the … Read more
July 15, 2024 at 07:24AM Vyacheslav Igorevich Penchukov, a Ukrainian national, was sentenced in a US federal court in Nebraska to nine years in prison and three years of supervised release, with an order to pay over $70 million in restitution and forfeiture funds. He was involved in the Zeus and IcedID malware operations, leading … Read more