In Other News: FBI Cyber Action Team, Pentagon IT Firm Leak, Nigerian Gets 12 Years in Prison

July 26, 2024 at 07:03AM In this week’s cybersecurity news roundup: 1. Three NoName057(16) hackers arrested in Spain for DDoS attacks. 2. Fractal ID data breach compromises 6,300 user data. 3. Oracle settles $115 million lawsuit regarding personal information collection. 4. Leidos internal documents leaked by hackers. 5. AI increasingly used in malware campaigns. 6. … Read more

Global cops power down world’s ‘most prolific’ DDoS dealership

July 22, 2024 at 04:24PM The UK’s National Crime Agency, with PSNI and FBI, shut down digitalstress.su, a DDoS-for-hire platform responsible for thousands of attacks weekly. An arrest was made on July 2. Authorities warned that criminals using such services are not anonymous. Similar takedowns occurred in Spain targeting a hacktivist group. The sting highlighted … Read more

Spain arrests three for using DDoSia hacktivist platform

July 22, 2024 at 09:18AM Spanish authorities arrested three individuals for using the DDoSia platform to carry out DDoS attacks against governments and organizations in NATO countries. The hacktivists’ arrests in Seville, Huelva, and Manacor led to the seizure of computer equipment. Despite this, the group continued its attacks in the EU. Spanish law enforcement … Read more

In Other News: WhatsApp Privacy Issue, Spying via Ambient Light Sensor, Bigpanzi Botnet

January 20, 2024 at 06:54AM SecurityWeek’s weekly cybersecurity roundup provides a concise overview of significant stories. This week’s highlights include a multimillion-dollar crypto scam, DDoS attacks by a pro-Russian threat actor, new spyware detection methods, macOS infostealers, a malicious campaign targeting Docker hosts, a WhatsApp privacy issue, Drupal and libX11 patches, and reports on AI … Read more