December 11, 2023 at 09:34AM Spanish police have arrested a leader of the ‘Kelvin Security’ hacking group responsible for 300 cyberattacks in 90 countries since 2020. The group targeted government institutions and critical infrastructure, with notable breaches including Vodafone Italia and U.S. firm Frost & Sullivan. The arrest aims to uncover co-conspirators and data buyers. … Read more
November 30, 2023 at 01:33PM Vitalii Chychasov was sentenced to eight years in prison and ordered to forfeit $5 million for operating an online marketplace that sold the personal data of 24 million Americans. Captured in Hungary in March 2022, he was extradited to the U.S., where his SSNDOB Marketplace had been active since 2013, … Read more
November 7, 2023 at 09:24AM The BlueNoroff nation-state group, which has connections to North Korea, is behind a newly discovered macOS malware called ObjCShellz. It is used as part of the RustBucket malware campaign and is suspected to be delivered through social engineering. BlueNoroff is a sub-group of the Lazarus Group, known for financial crimes … Read more
November 6, 2023 at 11:20AM Ekaterina Zhdanova, a Russian woman, has been added to the US Treasury’s Specially Designated Nationals And Blocked Persons list for her alleged involvement in money laundering activities on behalf of oligarchs and ransomware criminals. She is accused of moving funds for the Ryuk ransomware operation and helping wealthy individuals hide … Read more
October 26, 2023 at 02:21PM Microsoft has identified the cyberattack group known as 0ktapus as one of the most dangerous financial criminal groups. The group, also referred to as Scatter Swine or Octo Tempest, uses advanced techniques such as adversary-in-the-middle tactics, social engineering, and SIM swapping. They have been involved in cryptocurrency theft, data-leak extortion, … Read more
October 26, 2023 at 10:06AM Scattered Spider, a prolific threat actor, is impersonating new employees in targeted firms to infiltrate organizations worldwide. Microsoft describes the group, also known as Octo Tempest, as a dangerous financial criminal group that utilizes SMS phishing, SIM swapping, and help desk fraud to carry out their attacks. Their tactics include … Read more