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HelloKitty ransomware gang also targets victims with DDoS attacks

Security Affairs

According to the alert, the ransomware gang is launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks as part of its extortion activities. In some cases, if the victim does not respond quickly or does not pay the ransom, the threat actors will launch a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack on the victim company’s public facing website.”

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The source code of the 2020 variant of HelloKitty ransomware was leaked on a cybercrime forum

Security Affairs

According to the alert, the ransomware gang is launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks as part of its extortion activities. The ransomware gang targets their victims’ websites with DDoS attacks if they refuse to pay the ransom.

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FBI’s investigation accidentally revealed the HelloKitty ransomware gang operates out of Ukraine

Security Affairs

According to the alert, the ransomware gang is launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks as part of its extortion activities. The ransomware gang targets their victims’ websites with DDoS attacks if they refuse to pay the ransom.

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ChatGPT: Cybersecurity friend or foe?

Malwarebytes

Why ChatGPT security concerns are both overblown and valid Artificial intelligence (AI) was once a science fiction cautionary tale—stories consistently warned against designing machines capable of surpassing human ingenuity. The program can help close the security knowledge gap by assisting in employee training.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Real World Criminals Online

ForAllSecure

VAMOSI: Here’s former US Attorney General John Ashcroft in 2002. You know, there've been a few cases where corporations have reached out and asked saying, hey, you know, like, like when Anonymous was doing DDoS attacks. Okay, you know, I that's just how I am. And so that's kind of my angst against that.

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