Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 8, 2021

A 31-year-old Canadian man has been arrested and charged with fraud in connection with numerous ransomware attacks against businesses, government agencies and private citizens throughout Canada and the United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) contacted them regarding ransomware attacks that were based in Canada.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Having been in the field for so long, we have witnessed some major changes in the cybercrime world’s modus operandi. This report shares our insights into the Russian-speaking cybercrime world and the changes in how it operates that have happened in the past five years.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 31, 2022

A 26-year-old Ukrainian man is awaiting extradition from The Netherlands to the United States on charges that he acted as a core developer for Raccoon , a popular “malware-as-a-service” offering that helped paying customers steal passwords and financial data from millions of cybercrime victims. According to the U.S. Image: USDOJ.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Hospitality and entertainment company MGM Resorts announced that the costs of the recent ransomware attack costs exceeded $110 million. In September the hospitality and entertainment company MGM Resorts was hit by a ransomware attack that shut down its systems at MGM Hotels and Casinos.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 18, 2020

is cybercrime forum. “We can examine your (or not exactly your) PHP code for vulnerabilities and backdoors,” reads his offering on several prominent Russian cybercrime forums. The cybercrime actor “upO” on Exploit[.]in RANSOMWARE DREAMS. RedBear’s profile on the Russian-language xss[.]is

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

Organizations have paid more than $600 million in cryptocurrency during 2021, nearly one-third to the Conti ransomware gang. and Australia have published a joint advisory warning of an increased globalised threat of ransomware worldwide in 2021. Last week, cybersecurity agencies from the U.K., added the company. .”

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 3, 2020

Last week, the Minister of Internal Affairs of Belarus announced the arrest of a 31-year-old man that is accused of distributing the infamous GandCrab ransomware. Last week, the Minister of Internal Affairs of Belarus announced the arrest of a man on charges of distributing the infamous GandCrab ransomware.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 1, 2023

One of Megatraffer’s ads on an English-language cybercrime forum. Megatraffer has continued to offer their code-signing services across more than a half-dozen other Russian-language cybercrime forums, mostly in the form of sporadically available EV and non-EV code-signing certificates from major vendors like Thawte and Comodo.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 10, 2022

From mass production of cheap malware to ransomware as a service (RaaS) , cyber criminals have industrialized cybercrime, and a new HP Wolf Security report warns that cybercriminals are adapting advanced persistent threat (APT) tactics too. Ransomware: Breach and Attack Simulations. server running a Splunk server.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 22, 2021

The FBI notes that the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has been key to its mission to track cybercrimes. The IC3 "provides the public with a trustworthy source for information on cyber criminal activity," and also is a useful tool for victims to report a cybercrime. And this year's report highlights five "hot topics.".

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2020

CERT France is warning of a new wave of attacks using Pysa ransomware (Mespinoza) that is targeting local governments. CERT France cyber-security agency is warning about a new wave of ransomware attack that is targeting the networks of local government authorities. pysa file extension that gives the name to this piece ransomware.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

The recently born Bl00Dy Ransomware gang has started using the recently leaked LockBit ransomware builder in attacks in the wild. The Bl00Dy Ransomware gang is the first group that started using the recently leaked LockBit ransomware builder in attacks in the wild. Ransomware. builder to create its own ransomware.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

CISA, FBI, and the NSA warned today of an escalation of the attacks of the Conti ransomware gang targeting US organizations. CISA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the National Security Agency (NSA) are warning of an increased number of Conti ransomware attacks against US organizations. Secure user accounts.

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Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2022

Experts documented the evolution of the LockBit ransomware that leverages multiple techniques to infect targets and evade detection. The researchers focused on the evolution of the Lockbit ransomware, they detailed two infections occurring at two very different time periods highlighting the evolution of the operations.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 12, 2021

The costliest cybercrimes were against businesses, involving Business E-mail Compromise (BEC) schemes that added up to U.S. Phishing attacks topped the list of all cybercrimes, totaling 241,342 incidents – more than double the 2019 total of 114,702 – and causing losses of more than U.S. $54 Ransomware and Tech Support.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 18, 2023

ransomware gang. ransomware. ransomware. ransomware as recently as March 2023.” functions as an affiliate-based ransomware variant and is a continuation of LockBit 2.0 ransomware as recently as March 2023.” functions as an affiliate-based ransomware variant and is a continuation of LockBit 2.0

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

DoJ charged a Russian-Canadian national for his alleged role in LockBit ransomware attacks against organizations worldwide. Department of Justice (DoJ) charged Mikhail Vasiliev, a dual Russian and Canadian national, for his alleged participation in the LockBit ransomware operation. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Lockbit ransomware).

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

In August, KrebsOnSecurity warned that scammers were contacting people and asking them to unleash ransomware inside their employer’s network, in exchange for a percentage of any ransom amount paid by the victim company. percent in 2019 to 33 percent in 2020, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

These criminal groups stole millions of dollars from their victims and even attacked a major hospital with ransomware, leaving it unable to provide critical care to patients for over two weeks,” said Acting Assistant Attorney General Nicole M. Since May 2019, Penchukov had a prominent role in the Zeus operation.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2023

Russian national Denis Mihaqlovic Dubnikov has been sentenced to time served for committing money laundering for the Ryuk ransomware operation. Russian national Denis Dubnikov (30) has been sentenced to time served for committing money laundering for the Ryuk ransomware group. The man was also ordered to pay $2,000 in restitution.

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Security Affairs

JULY 25, 2022

The ransomware group Lockbit claims to have stolen 78 GB of files from the Italian Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate). The ransomware gang Lockbit claims to have hacked the Italian Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) and added the government agency to the list of victims reported on its dark web leak site. 300 of 1999. .

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Web-phishing targeting various online services almost doubled during the COVID-19 pandemic , it accounted for 46 percent of the total number of fake web pages. Just as it was the case in the second half of 2019, in the first half of this year, online services like ecommerce websites turned out to be the main target of web-phishers.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2022

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the FBI are warning of Zeppelin ransomware attacks. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have published a joint advisory to warn of Zeppelin ransomware attacks. The ransomware can be deployed as a

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Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2021

The FBI has issued an alert to warn about an increase in PYSA ransomware attacks on education institutions in the US and UK. The FBI has issued Tuesday an alert to warn about an increase in PYSA ransomware attacks against education institutions in the United States and the United Kingdom. The malicious code appended the extension .

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Security Affairs

MARCH 18, 2021

The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center has released its annual report, the 2020 Internet Crime Report , which includes data from 791,790 complaints of suspected cybercrimes. billion and authorities observed an increase of more than 300,000 complaints from 2019 (+69%). million in 2019 to over $29.1 billion in losses.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 28, 2021

who is suspected to be a prominent member of the REvil ransomware gang. REvil ransomware gang is one of the most successful ransomware operations, the group and its affiliated hit hundreds of organizations worldwide. One of the attacks, against a software developer, took place in 2019. ” consider the post.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2020

million ransom to decrypt its files after being encrypted by the infamous Sodinokibi ransomware. “As part of this attack, the operators behind the Sodinokibi ransomware told BleepingComputer that they had encrypted the company’s entire network, deleted backup files, and copied more than 5GB of personal data.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2022

The US FBI warns that the Ragnar Locker ransomware gang has breached the networks of at least 52 organizations from multiple US critical infrastructure sectors. “RagnarLocker ransomware actors work as part of a ransomware family, frequently changing obfuscation techniques to avoid detection and prevention.”

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SecureWorld News

MAY 17, 2022

Department of Justice (DOJ) unsealed charges against 55-year-old Moises Luis Zagala Gonzalez (Zagala), also known as "Nosphoros," for his use and sale of ransomware and profit sharing arrangements with other cybercriminals. Creation of Jigsaw and Thanos ransomware. Almost" being the key word here.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 28, 2021

On the 14th of May, the Health Service Executive (HSE) , Ireland’s publicly funded healthcare system, fell victim to a Conti ransomware attack, forcing the organization to shut down more than 80,000 affected endpoints and plunging them back to the age of pen and paper. Threat profile: Conti ransomware.

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Hot for Security

APRIL 5, 2021

But regular consumers are equally affected by cybercrime, directly or indirectly. A key stat: cybercrime in 2020 was marked by a visible and aggressive targeting of the human layer. A key stat: cybercrime in 2020 was marked by a visible and aggressive targeting of the human layer. Aligned efforts to capitalize on COVID-19.

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SiteLock

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

REvil ransomware might look and sound strange, but it’s a common weapon used by cybercriminals to target unsuspecting businesses, steal sensitive data, and extort money from companies. Many businesses fear falling victim to a REvil ransomware attack—and for good reason. So, what is REvil ransomware, exactly? Let’s take a look.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The internet is fraught with peril these days, but nothing strikes more fear into users and IT security pros than the threat of ransomware. A ransomware attack is about as bad as a cyber attack can get. Jump to: What is ransomware? How ransomware works. Preventing ransomware. Ransomware attacks and costs.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Ransomware accounted for over half of all malicious mailings in H1 2019, Troldesh aka Shade being the most popular tool among cybercriminals. The report’s findings reveal that email remains the main method of delivering ransomware, banking Trojans, and backdoors. Links account for 29%, while attachments—for 71%.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 18, 2020

Ukrainian authorities arrested the members of a cybercrime gang who ran 20 cryptocurrency exchanges involved in money laundering. Police in Ukraine announced the arrest of the members of a cybercrime gang composed of three individuals who ran 20 cryptocurrency exchanges used in money laundering activities.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

A disgruntled developer seems to be responsible for the leak of the builder for the latest encryptor of the LockBit ransomware gang. The leak of the builder for the latest encryptor of the LockBit ransomware gang made the headlines, it seems that the person who published it is a disgruntled developer. Ransomware.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 11, 2021

Cognizant reportedly spent up to $70 million to remediate a Maze ransomware attack. Today’s columnist, Jerome Robert of Alsid, offers a fictitious account of what motivated the Maze operators and theorizes why they closed shop. May 16, 2019: ChaCha20 real smooth. November 25, 2019: The keys to the castle.

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