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Russian authorities arrested the kingpin of cybercrime Infraud Organization

Security Affairs

.’ In February 2008, the US authorities dismantled the global cybercrime organization tracked as Infraud Organization, which was involved in stealing and selling credit card and personal identity data. The group has been active since 2010 and was created in Ukraine by Svyatoslav Bondarenko. ” continues the press agency.

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Administrator of RSOCKS Proxy Botnet Pleads Guilty

Krebs on Security

The plea comes just months after Emelyantsev was extradited from Bulgaria, where he told investigators, “America is looking for me because I have enormous information and they need it.” “Thanks to you, we are now developing in the field of information security and anonymity! But that action did not name any defendants.

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Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) discloses data breach after ransomware attack

Security Affairs

In June a ransomware attack hit the Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE), now the organization disclosed a data breach. CDHE discovered the ransomware attack on June 19, 2023, it immediately launched an investigation into the security breach with the help of third-party specialists.

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Accused Russian RSOCKS Botmaster Arrested, Requests Extradition to U.S.

Krebs on Security

A native of Omsk, Russia, Kloster came into focus after KrebsOnSecurity followed clues from the RSOCKS botnet master’s identity on the cybercrime forums to Kloster’s personal blog , which featured musings on the challenges of running a company that sells “security and anonymity services to customers around the world.”

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Volvo Cars suffers a data breach. Is it a ransomware attack?

Security Affairs

In 2010, Volvo Cars became a subsidiary of the Chinese manufacturer Geely Holding Group, which confirmed that it “has become aware that one of its file repositories has been illegally accessed by a third party.” Snatch ransomware operators already leaked 35.9 Is it a ransomware attack? Pierluigi Paganini.

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BORN Ontario data breach impacted 3.4 million newborns and pregnancy care patients

Security Affairs

The organization confirmed that it was the victim of the massive hacking campaign targeting Progress MOVEit transfer systems that was conducted by the Clop ransomware group. MOVEit Transfer is a managed file transfer that is used by enterprises to securely transfer files using SFTP, SCP, and HTTP-based uploads.

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Bulletproof VPN services took down in a global police operation

Security Affairs

VPN bulletproof services are widely adopted by cybercrime organizations to carry out malicious activities, including ransomware and malware attacks, e-skimming breaches, spear-phishing campaigns, and account takeovers. ” The three services were advertised on both Russian and English-speaking cybercrime forums.

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