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Mad Liberator extortion crew emerges on the cyber-crook scene

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August 15, 2024 at 06:38AM Mad Liberator, a new extortion gang, targets organizations using social engineering and the remote-access tool Anydesk to steal data and demand ransom. While not encrypting data, they use double-extortion tactics and operate a leak site. Anydesk advises implementing security measures to prevent such attacks. The gang’s emergence aligns with a … Read more

U.S. Cybersecurity Agencies Warn of Scattered Spider’s Gen Z Cybercrime Ecosystem

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November 17, 2023 at 02:54AM U.S. cybersecurity and intelligence agencies have issued a joint advisory about a cybercriminal group called Scattered Spider, known for using sophisticated phishing tactics. The group engages in data theft for extortion and has recently used BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware. Scattered Spider relies on social engineering techniques and has connections to the Gen … Read more