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A Closer Look at the Snatch Data Ransom Group

Krebs on Security

. “Snatch threat actors have been observed purchasing previously stolen data from other ransomware variants in an attempt to further exploit victims into paying a ransom to avoid having their data released on Snatch’s extortion blog,” the FBI/CISA alert reads. “Experience in backup, increase privileges, mikicatz, network.

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How Did Authorities Identify the Alleged Lockbit Boss?

Krebs on Security

was used to register at least six domains, including a Russian business registered in Khoroshev’s name called tkaner.com , which is a blog about clothing and fabrics. 2011 said he was a system administrator and C++ coder. According to DomainTools.com , the address sitedev5@yandex.ru “P.S. .

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China-linked threat actors have breached telcos and network service providers

Security Affairs

Perform regular data backup procedures and maintain up-to-date incident response and recovery procedures. Ensure that you have dedicated management systems [ D3-PH ] and accounts for system administrators. sections “The Underdogs – Best Personal (non-commercial) Security Blog” and “The Tech Whizz – Best Technical Blog”).